I fell in love with cork as a material in 1996 and have been installing it on floors and walls, in residential and commercial applications ever since.

In these years I have installed well over 75,000 square feet (I stopped counting a while back) of cork flooring and have earned a reputation as an authority on cork surfaces.

For over 20 years I have contracted for Duro Design Flooring as an architectural consultant, technical writer, field supervisor, trainer, troubleshooter, installer and head of web development.

Nothing compares to cork flooring.

It is an incredibly beautiful material with very unique physical properties. It insulates, attenuates sound, absorbs impact, is anti-static and anti-microbial. The characteristics cork possesses make it a very comfortable and easy to maintain flooring material. Cork is surprisingly tough and resilient, yet a sensual material- pleasing to the eye, touch and ear.

However, amongst flooring installers, cork tile has a reputation for being one of the most difficult floors to prepare for and lay properly. You need a very experienced installer to install cork well.

Here are just a few of my floors: