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commercial v. residential cork
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Posted by jeff2718 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 9, 10 at 15:07
| My wife and I are in the final stages of planning our new build, and we're thinking that we'll likely do cork for the upstairs flooring. We're likely going to use the glue-down cork tiles. I've noticed that several manufacturers offer a commercial grade and a residential grade tile. The difference seems to be in the thickness of the tiles: commercial tiles are around 5/16" thick, and residential tiles are around 3/16". From what I've been able to gather, the commercial tiles are around $2-$3 per square foot more expensive. I'm tempted to use the commercial tiles because it seems like the added thickness would increase durability and sound attenuation.
Would using commercial tiles in a residential application be overkill? Are there potential disadvantages to using the commercial tiles other than cost that I'm overlooking?
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RE: commercial v. residential cork
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| Longevity would be increased not necessarily durability. Sound would be deadened more as you mentioned. Your call on the cost issue. |
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