cork
parquet
The natural flooring experience.
cork: hard work
– valuable yield
For up to 200 years, the cork oak yields the most valuable raw material that
nature has to offer humankind. The renewable bark, the cork, is harvested
every ten years. For our quality floors, we use cork from the large Portuguese
and Spanish cork oak forests.
The bark and waste bark from bottle cork production are processed into
granulate in mills and pressed into blocks at high temperature and under
high pressure. The material is cut into sheets and further processed into
boards and panels.
Part of the production is finished with a layer of cork veneer. Finally the cork
flooring is given a high quality finish. You have the choice of hot-air-dried hard
wax oil, water-based varnish, UV-cured PU varnish.
coloured cork parquet
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cortex »natur«
standard
cortex »step«
Surface: Material thickness:
unfinished, solid
• standard 4, 6, 8 mm
• cirrus 4, 6 mm
• terrazzo 4 mm
standard
cirrus
terrazzo
cortex »format«
Surface: untreated, veneered
Material thickness: 4 mm
split
prosecco
lava
rustico
Surface: untreated, veneered, stained with colour
Material thickness: 4 mm
rustico orange
marmor
Schiffsboden
nazaré rustico
marmor weiß
nazaré sahara
prosecco sand
Schiffsboden
creme nazaré blanco
fineline
Schiffsboden
heaven
Roma champ Roma camelia
Marmara creme
rustico
Schiffsboden
chestnut
Schiffsboden creme
Cork is a natural product that is subject to small variations in colour. The colour patterns may also differ from the original due to the limitations of colour printing. These facts do not constitute a fault.
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cork parquet –
multilayered & attractive
Ourattractivecorkparquetflooringisinstalledinapermanent
way,bondedtothesubfloor.Whethersolidcorkwithdifferent
granulatestructuresorwithaveneeredsurface,corkis
waterborne finish/wax/oil
extraordinarilyhardwearing.Aftertheinstallation,allyouhave
protection
and perfect
care
todecideiswhetheryouwishtovarnish,waxoroilyourdream
flooring,dependingonyourindividualrequirements.
high quality cork veneer
Itisonlyundertheelectronmicroscopethatitbecomesvisible
whatcorkcanreallydo.Withover30Millionaircellspercubic
meter,corkcushionseverystep,warmingyourfeetand
cork base material
absorbingsound.Anditisgoodforyourbacktoo!
Thehighqualityofourproductsisrecognizedandconfirmed
bythequalitysealoftheGermanCorkAssociation,the
“corklogo”
Thetestersofthe“Ökotest“
to get the most out of your floor for many years to come, you should
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take care of it correctly from the outset. the Cortex range of mainte-
“Cortexnatur/standard“
nance products is perfectly matched to our floors.
parquetasverygood,
whichgivesusgreat
We especially recommend our line of care products for oiled and
confidence.
lacquered surfaces as an all-round, easy package (which includes a wet
microscope
mop) for the initial and regular care of your new floor.
suitable accessories
exclusive benefits of cork
Hereisasummaryofsomeofthemajoradvantages
Cork is...
... wonderfully warm under foot
... highly elastic and easy on the joints
... hardwearing
Therightaccessoriestocomplementyourfloor!
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thatthisnaturalproducthastooffer.
... antistatic
Matchingskirtboardsprovideaharmoniousfinishforeachfloor.
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Hereyoucanfindskirtingboardsmadefromcork 1 orsolid
woodwithcorkveneer 2 inmostdesignsfromourcollection.
Wecarryskirtingboardsinvariousdiameters,straightor
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curved 3 .Anespeciallyexquisitesolutionismapleorbeech
veneerwithagroovetoinlaycorkstrips 4 .
... easy to maintain
Forsoundandthermalinsulationwealsooffercorkunderlay
... antibacterial and hygienic, recommended for allergy sufferers
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... thermally insulating to save heating costs
andcorkpanelsinmaterialthicknessesof2to10mm.
Youcanalsofindmoreinterestingfactsaboutourcorkpre-finished
... impact sound absorbing up to 20 dB
... suitable for underfloor heating
Ourrangeofaccessoriesleavesnothingtochance.
parquet,maintenanceandaccessoriesonourwebsitewww.cortex.com.
corkoakforest
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... a pure natural product made of renewable materials.
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Have a look also at our brochures on cork and linoleum glueless floating floors.
nazaré blanco
Cortex cork and linoleum products are available from your local flooring specialist:
Allied Cork – Revestimentos de Cortiça, Lda.
Avenida Albertina Ferreira de Amorim, 396
4535 – 161 Mozelos · Portugal
www.alliedcork.com