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Special Materials Required: Glue down flooring tiles require the use of Wakol D3540 cork adhesive and enough Loba 2K polyurethane to achieve two (2) coats of finish.
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Silver Birch Cork Glue-Down Flooring
The calm of narrow strip hardwood in warm caramel and honey tones, delivered as a quiet, cushioned cork tile you glue straight to the subfloor.
Silver Birch has a narrow-strip wood look in light caramel and honey tones with darker brown flecks.
Each tile is 12 in x 24 in (30.5 cm x 61 cm), a full 1/4 in (6 mm) thick, and 100% cork. The square-edged, straight-cut design installs seamlessly, so the finished floor reads as one large continuous surface rather than a grid of tiles.
Because the tile is 100 percent low-density, sound-absorbing cork, no separate underlayment is required. Cork's honeycomb cell structure is about 50 percent air, which makes the floor warm underfoot, quiet, and gently resilient: an easy surface for seniors and children. It is rated Domestic class 23 and Commercial class 31, so it belongs in busy homes and light commercial spaces alike, and with two site-applied coats of finish it is water-resistant enough for bathrooms.
This tile cannot be sanded or refinished. If the surface needs renewing, the factory finish can be lightly abraded and recoated with water-based polyurethane. Solara is the only solid cork floor tile we offer.
Why this floor
- Impact sound reduction of 18 dB; cork sheet in the 3 mm to 12 mm range can mute sound by 10 to 40 decibels, keeping noise from traveling down through the floor or up through the ceiling.
- Rated Commercial class 31 and Domestic class 23: durable enough for light commercial traffic, not just residential use.
- 100% cork, 1/4 in (6 mm) thick, with a honeycomb cell structure that is roughly 50 percent air: natural thermal insulation that helps keep heat out in summer and in the room in winter, saving on heating and cooling bills.
- Factory-finished with a high resistance Natural Shield water-based polyurethane finish; water-resistant, stain resistant, and easy to clean.
- Cork contains suberin, a wax-like substance that contributes to water resistance. Review product emissions documentation and moisture requirements.
- Made with formaldehyde-free adhesives and low VOC emissions.
- Backed by a 10-year residential wear warranty, a joint integrity warranty, and a lifetime structural warranty.
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Freda R. (verified owner) –
Went down over screwed-down ply in the mud room and it has held. The Silver Birch is neutral, not plasticky in daylight. Holds up to work boots better than the vinyl it replaced.
Craig F. (verified owner) –
Did the mud room with these tiles, 480 sq ft, one afternoon with a roller. Tiles are dense at 1/4 and cut clean with a straight edge. Chair doesn’t dig in and the space is usable in winter.
Tammy Ellison –
I bought this cork tiles for our kitchen. It is very easy to install, great warm feel to your feet. easy to cut with table saw and chap say. due to the design of the cork, very hard to see scratches or dings which is very common with wood floors. We chose it for our kitchen. We updated our kitchen with a more modern flair and this fit the design bill perfect.