Mold and Mildew with Cork

This extra post comes from a member of iFLOOR.com’s great Sales team, Aaron C.
After noticing a co-worker helping a customer with some info about mold and mildew with their cork floors, Aaron followed up to give a great bit of advice to help our customer out (this is the type of service Steve is always stressing to us, so Kudos Aaron). He sent it my way asking if we’d seen a similar question, as he has had it a few times in the time he has been here.
A: Cork has a unique material called suberin, which is naturally inherent in the cork bark. It resists insects and various forms of mildew or mold.
It is very possible that the subfloor got wet as well as the cork. You may have a mold or mildew issue. But, I believe you will find that it’s affecting the sub-floor and not the cork itself. A de-humidifer may prove to be the first possible resolution. Your contractor should be able to assist you with renting one. If that does not solve the problem, removing the cork in that area to inspect the subfloor may be necessary. Do keep in mind that if the subfloor absorbed a large amount of water, you should notice a swelling of your floor in most cases.