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Cork in a Wine Room

Cork in a Wine Room — modern flooring photography

Here is another special boost of information from Ryan W. helping folks out with a flooring question for their upcoming wine room.
Q: Ryan,
We are consumers who want to put a cork floor in a wine cellar we are in the process of building. We found your product on the IFloor website. The IFloor website says cork floors are recommended to be installed in an environment with approximately 40% humidity. Our wine cellar will consistently be at 60-70% humidity with a constant temperature of 55 degrees.
My question is whether your product is rated for this type of environment and whether your warranty would cover the product should it buckle or delaminate if installed correctly. Neither my local IFloor dealer nor the IFloor customer service people could answer this question.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
John and Jean

A: I would not recommend a floating cork because the core material (HDF) does not like high moisture in the air. For a wine room a glue down cork tile would work perfect.
Ryan