Bleached Birch

Bleached Birch Cork Flooring

A soft, milky off-white with gray undertones that gives you the painted-floorboard look with the warmth and quiet of 1/2 inch (12mm) cork.

Bleached Birch is an off-white that leans gray rather than yellow, with light tinges of baby blue and a creamy beige keeping it neutral and flexible. The finish reads more milky than creamy, which is exactly why it works: it recreates the feeling of painted floorboards or old washed-out barnwood without committing you to a stark white or a flat gray. That makes it a natural fit for cottage and beach-cottage rooms, and one of the most popular whites in the lineup for anyone caught between strong whites and boring grays.

Under the color is a full 1/2 inch (12mm) floating plank: a 1/8 inch (3mm) cork wear surface over a 1/4 inch (6mm) E1 class high density fiberboard core, with a 1/8 inch (3mm) cork underlay already attached. Planks click together with the industry-leading Uniclic profile, so the floor floats glue-free over your subfloor while the built-in cork underlay quiets footfall from the first step.

The pattern and color have been so popular that they are also reproduced in 6mm and 8mm glue-down cork tiles, so you can carry the same floor into bathrooms, kitchens, and entrance ways where a glue-down tile makes more sense.

Why this floor

• Impact Insulation Class IIC 55, tested on 5.5 inch concrete without a suspended ceiling, plus 19 dB impact noise reduction (ISO 140-8): noise stops transmitting down through the floor or up through the ceiling.
• Full 1/2 inch (12mm) build: 1/8 inch (3mm) cork top layer, 1/4 inch (6mm) E1 class high density fiberboard core, and 1/8 inch (3mm) attached cork underlay.
• Industry-leading Uniclic click-lock profile for a glueless floating installation.
• Rated Domestic class 23 and Light Commercial class 35, backed by a 10-year residential wear warranty, a joint integrity warranty, and a lifetime structural warranty.
• Insulates against thermal fluctuations: it keeps unwanted heat out in summer and holds warmth in the room in winter, which saves on heating and cooling bills.
• Resilient, low-slip, impact-resistant surface that is easy on seniors, children, and anyone with arthritis or joint pain.
• Healthy-home construction: formaldehyde-free adhesives, hypoallergenic, stain resistant, and naturally resistant to insects, mold, and mildew thanks to cork's anti-microbial properties.

See it in action

Important product note

Bleached Birch is a stained colored product, so polyurethane is required after installation. This site-applied topcoat protects the stained surface and seals the joints; plan for it as part of your installation.