Latte

Latte Cork Flooring

Hardwood looks on a warm cork core: a Swiss-made floating plank rated for commercial class 33 traffic. Latte is the medium colour blend of the 11 mm (7/16 in) Design cork floating floor line. Swatches of cream, beige and tan give depth to bands of softer browns, mixing warm and cool tones so the floor reads soothing without looking flat or washed out. The wood-embossed, semi-matte surface is a picture-perfect reproduction of natural hardwood boards, with the touch and feel of real grain for added depth and texture. Each 1235 mm x 200 mm (48 5/8 in x 7 7/8 in) plank is built in layers: a 3 mm cork top layer over a 6.8 mm E1 grade moisture resistant HDF core, finished with a 1.2 mm agglomerated cork backing. The HotCoating wear surface with a high resistant Natural Shield water base polyurethane finish earns durability class 33 for commercial spaces and class 23 for the home, so it stands up in hotels, restaurants and other high-traffic areas while staying classy and comfortable underfoot in a private home. Cork's honeycomb cell structure (approximately 40 million cells per cm³) does the quiet work: an 18 dB impact sound reduction, permanent elasticity that is gentle on the ankles, and thermal insulation that keeps the floor comfortable year round, even barefoot in winter. Planks click together with the patented Uniclic system to form watertight joints, install floating on, above or below grade, and work with hydronic underfloor radiant heating.

Why this floor

• Rated durability class 33 commercial and class 23 domestic (EN 16511) with AC5 abrasion resistance: built for a harsh daily grind, not just living rooms.
• 18 dB impact sound reduction (EN ISO 717-2) from cork's honeycomb cell structure of roughly 40 million cells per cm³.
• Patented Uniclic click system with watertight joints; HDF locking strength exceeds 500 kg per linear metre (ISO 24334), so joints stay tight with no gaps.
• Layered construction: 3 mm cork top layer, 6.8 mm E1 grade moisture resistant HDF core, 1.2 mm agglomerated cork backing for built-in underlay.
• Compatible with hydronic underfloor radiant heating, and approved for on, above and below grade installation.
• Low emissions: in conformity with AgBB, with GreenGuard Gold and ECO formaldehyde certificates available below.
• Natural, renewable material: cork bark is peeled without felling the tree, and a cork oak can be harvested up to 20 times over a 200 year lifespan.

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