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Natural cork grain with a white stain.
Notice: We strongly recommend two layers of our Top Layer Polyurethane to protect the floor’s surface.
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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Bleached Birch Cork Glue-Down Flooring
A muted off-white cork tile, flecked with grey and the faintest lavender, that brings beach-cottage calm to floors and walls.
If you love the natural pattern of birch bark, Bleached Birch was made for you. The surface reads as a soft, subtle off-white, specked with shades of grey and a hint of lavender, so the floor feels light and airy without looking sterile. It suits any room where you want a natural, relaxed, beach-cottage look.
Each tile is 305 mm x 610 mm x 6 mm (12 in x 24 in x 1/4 in) of solid cork, cut square-edged with no bevel. Laid tight in a glue-down installation, the tiles read as a continuous surface with square-edged joints. The colour is a stained cork produced in Portugal, protected by a high resistance super-matte wax finish.
Because the tile is 100 percent low-density, sound-absorbing cork through its full thickness, no separate underlayment is required.
Install it over a clean, level subfloor at or above grade and it is rated for far more than a quiet hallway: it carries a Commercial class 32 durability rating, and the cork's natural suberin content makes the material impermeable to liquids, which is why these tiles are considered ideal for bathrooms and commercial areas.
Why this floor
- Impact sound reduction of 18 dB: keeps noise from transmitting down through the floor or up through the ceiling below.
- Rated Commercial class 32 and Domestic class 23, so it stands up to light commercial traffic as well as busy homes.
- Solid 6 mm (1/4 in) cork through the full thickness: the tile is its own sound and thermal insulation, so no separate underlayment is needed.
- Moisture performance depends on the product’s construction, joints and finish. Follow its installation and moisture limits; the presence of suberin in cork does not make a complete floor waterproof.
- Made with formaldehyde-free adhesives. Review the product’s emissions documentation.
- Compatible with hydronic and underfloor radiant heating.
- Backed by a 10-year residential wear warranty, joint integrity warranty, and lifetime structural warranty.
Important product note
This colour also comes in 8 mm cork glue-down tiles and 12 mm cork floating flooring, so you can keep the same Bleached Birch look across rooms that call for a different format or installation method.
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Sam Paolozza –
We just remodeled our RV with this Forna 6mm Bleached Birch cork tiles. We used cork because the light weight, sustainable, thermal insulation, water and fire resistant.