Bleached Birch

Bleached Birch Cork Glue-Down Flooring

A creamy, white-washed birch look in an 8 mm all-cork glue-down tile: the floor that lets you carry one colour through the whole house, bathrooms included.

Bleached Birch is a creamy tan off-white cork in the ribbon pattern made famous by Silver Birch. The colour reads as a white-washed plank rather than a flat grey or white: think of it as a warm, lived-in "dirty white" that hides everyday dust and softens a room instead of washing it out.

Construction is simple and honest: an 8 mm stained cork wear surface over a cork core with a cork backing, sealed in a high resistance super-matte wax finish. Each tile measures 610 mm x 305 mm (24 in x 12 in) and glues straight to your subfloor with a square, straight-cut edge and no bevel, so the finished floor reads as one continuous surface.

Because this is an exact colour match to the 12 mm Bleached Birch floating floor, you can run the floating format through living areas and switch to this glue-down tile in wet rooms without changing colour or pattern. That same-floor-everywhere look is usually the preserve of high-end renovations; here it just takes a little planning.

Underfoot, it does what cork does best: warm, quiet, and resilient. It is water-resistant and suited to bathrooms, kitchens, entranceways and laundry rooms, and its low-slip, cushioned surface is kind to seniors, children, and anyone with arthritis or joint pain.

Why this floor

• 24 dB impact sound reduction: keeps noise from travelling down through the floor or up through the ceiling.
• Rated Commercial class 32 and Domestic class 23, so it stands up to light commercial traffic, not just home use.
• All-cork construction (8 mm cork over a cork core and cork backing) with a high resistance super-matte wax finish.
• Exact colour duplicate of the 12 mm Bleached Birch floating floor, so one look can flow through the entire home.
• No VOC emissions and made with formaldehyde-free adhesives; naturally hypo-allergenic and resistant to insects, mould and mildew.
• Compatible with hydronic and underfloor radiant heating, and its thermal insulation helps keep heat in during winter and out during summer.
• Water-resistant, stain-resistant and impact-resistant, which is why it earns its keep in bathrooms, kitchens and entryways.

Important product note

This tile is an exact colour duplicate of the 12 mm Bleached Birch floating floor, offered in the 8 mm glue-down format. Note that because this is a glue-down product, polyurethane must be applied after installation to complete the floor.