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Whether you are in search of traditional flooring options or modern and unique floor coverings for your home, you can trust Bay Carpet for quick installation and an unbeatable selection of affordable name brand laminate and carpet. Contact us through our website or call (718) 366-5001 to learn how you can get off to the right start on your home flooring project.

• Visit HowStuffWorks.com for a closer look at the manufacturing process of cork flooring.
• Do you want an environmentally friendly flooring solution? Check out GreenHomeGuide.com to see why cork flooring may be what you are looking for.
• Compare the most popular floor coverings with this handy chart from the World Floor Covering Association.
• This article from ThisOldHouse.com discusses how to choose flooring for each room of the home.
• Make your tile floors last longer with these cleaning tips from Better Homes and Gardens.

The Advantages of Cork Flooring

When you consider your many options for flooring, including carpet, laminate, and tile, you might not think of cork as a choice for your floor covering. However, cork is a popular material used for floor covering that can give your home a modern, distinctive look that will last for decades. Below is a closer look at the unique benefits of cork flooring that might have you considering it as an option for your house.

Noise Reduction
Cork is a soft, absorbent material that makes it an excellent buffer for sound. While hard floors such as tile, laminate, and wood allow sound to travel and echo freely, cork keeps noise to a minimum and allows for quieter foot traffic, which is particularly beneficial in two-story homes.

Comfort
Along with noise-dampening benefits, the soft texture of cork provides a comfortable walking and standing surface that is perfect for areas like the kitchen and hallways. It is also naturally insulating, so it keeps the warmth in your home during the colder months of winter when walking on tile floors can be torture for your feet.

Durability
Cork is actually the bark of the Mediterranean cork oak tree, so it has natural resistance to insects, mold, and damage from physical impact. These natural qualities of cork make it a remarkably low-maintenance floor covering that is well suited for all types of homes.

Renewability
As the trend to “go green” with home décor and design continues to grow, materials such as cork have become more popular for their minimal impact on the environment. Cork is harvested from the cork oak tree, while the tree base is left intact so that it can quickly regenerate more bark for future use.

Compare cork to all your flooring options and find the best prices on all the biggest brand names of carpet and laminate at Bay Carpet. Check out our website or call us at (718) 366-5001 for more details about how we can make your home flooring project quick and cost-effective.

A Close-Up Look at Bamboo Flooring

Bamboo is one of the newest trends in flooring, chosen both for its sustainability and for its high degree of durability. It is available in all types of shapes and patterns that can suit any home style and last for years.
   
In this video, you can go behind the scenes of bamboo flooring manufacturing and uses. As you see bamboo get cut and shaped into slats for flooring, you will learn that bamboo is actually harder than traditional wood flooring, even though it comes from a type of grass!
  
For more facts about all your flooring options, visit Bay Carpet in New York. We can make your residential flooring project easy with Shop-At-Home Service and Next Day Installation. Check us out on the Web or call (718) 366-5001 to get your project started today.