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5 Sustainable Flooring Options

Monday, July 2nd, 2018

Fine Furniture Design’s Cadence Collection: Nothing beats hardwood flooring in serving as the perfect frame for this bedroom ensemble.

When you are wracking your brain on what flooring material to invest in, there is actually a plethora of options. Do know that cost and looks are main factors in any homeowner’s flooring decision? While this is so, never forget that the floor’s eco-friendliness must also be considered.

What’s a Sustainable Floor?

A sustainable floor is anything that can be produced from renewable materials. The processes used are also eco-friendly, meaning, they have very little to zero impact on Mother Earth. A lot of sustainable flooring materials come with a social aspect. The traditional flooring materials like sisal or bamboo are rated high in terms of sustainability.

Visit American National Institute of Standards and Technology’s BEES or Building for Energy and Environmental Sustainability when you want to learn about the assessment-based life cycle data regarding the flooring materials that you are considering.

At the top of this list are natural materials such as wood, cork, linoleum while composite marble and wool are at the end of the said list.

What greener options are there for you?

Hardwood Choices

One of the most popular options for the longest time are wooden floors. For centuries, they have been the go-to pieces when it comes to color and warmth in any interior design scheme. Unlike carpets, wood is an amazing option for people with allergies. Also, depending on the kind of timber that you eventually pick, this is an environmentally-sound flooring option.

Trees are renewable, hence, when they are grown and harvested commercially, you can be ascertained that there will be more materials to use in the future. You can now order pre-finished hardwood flooring materials.

Bamboo: From Asia and Beyond

Bamboo has been a well-loved interior design material in Asia for thousands of years. It can easily resemble hardwood but it grows more rapidly, hence, it is more renewable.

Bamboo, as opposed to the popular notion, is not wood but is actually grass. It becomes mature in as little as 3-5 years. There is also no need to worry about replanting because for as long as the root system is intact, the grass can grow once again.

Bamboo flooring can be varnished, stained or just left with its natural look.

Cork: Highly Renewable Flooring Material

Cork planks or tiles are harvested from the bark of a live cork oak. This highly renewable and is a sustainable source of flooring material. Cork tree can be harvested every decade when the tree is at least 25 years old.

Every cork tree can live up to two centuries and is a wonderful insulator, is springy, and is even fire-resistant. Cork also rates high on the green scale.

Imagine a Rubber Flooring

Why not? Rubber is often associated with industrial and commercial spaces but when you let your mind become more creative, you could also use it in kitchens, bathrooms, especially in laundry areas.

The true rubber tree is harvested from a living resource, hence, it is a hundred-percent renewable. When used as a material, it is easy to install and maintain. It is also a wonderful option for people with allergies.

Rubber is also a great vibration and sound-proofing material which makes it perfect for areas with high foot traffic.

The Rare Coconut

Not a lot of people are going to look for coconut timber when they are building their floors. Yet coconut is one of the greatest sustainable resources on the planet. Coconut palm is quick to grow with the timber being harvested once the tree is no longer producing fruits. This at around 60-80 years.

Coconut timber is a lot cheaper than teak but it is as hard as mahogany.

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