Cork flooring shows seams and chips

  • Erstellt am 2020-11-19 21:39:46

VolkerRacho

2020-11-19 21:39:46
  • #1
Hello everyone,
we have installed cork in our new building. It is an alleged "quality product" from the company Amorim (Cork Essence).

Here are a few pictures. The "seams" are raised significantly, so you can clearly feel them with your finger. There are also already surface chips (see pictures).

Does anyone have experience with this material? Is this result normal? What causes could be responsible?

The floor is installed over underfloor heating, which it is supposedly suitable for.

If this is really the "normal" result for this flooring, I would definitely never choose it again...
 

KlaRa

2020-11-19 21:59:05
  • #2
Hello Volker.
Question(s) on the side:
a) Before installation, how long had the cork boards been lying in the room?
b) Do you perhaps know which type of adhesive was used?
c) Was the room in which the installation took place heated?
-------------------
Regards: KlaRa
 

bauenmk2020

2020-11-19 22:44:28
  • #3
d) Are joint gaps maintained with walls? e) How strong is the floor or what is its structure?
 

VolkerRacho

2020-11-21 10:06:09
  • #4
Hello, I can't answer all questions, unfortunately I'm not very tech-savvy.

a) On the construction site (or in the rooms), the material lay around for about 2-4 weeks before it was installed.
b) I don't know, unfortunately. To my knowledge, the one recommended by the manufacturer.
c) The room was heated. Maybe even "too warm," as the material was lying there during the heating-up phase of the underfloor heating (a possible cause of the problem).
d) Yes, that was checked again. That was our first approach, but it does not seem to accumulate on the walls.
e) I don't know exactly, unfortunately.

For me, the first question is not yet about the definitive cause (although I am grateful for all ideas). Initially, it would be important for me to know whether the described "problem" is normal for a click cork floor (and something you have to live with), or whether it is a defect or could be one. Since I had it built "turnkey," then the investigation of the cause is more a problem for the construction company and not for me.
 

Nice-Nofret

2020-11-21 12:05:56
  • #5
The question is always also how much water it gets while wiping; it could also be swelling damage.
 

VolkerRacho

2020-11-21 21:36:04
  • #6
I can rule that out. We once wiped with a mist damp cloth and immediately afterwards wiped dry. Since then, only swept...
 

Similar topics
12.02.2013Heating single-family house, underfloor heating conversion, insulation, gas boiler defective19
06.03.2013Pump noises in underfloor heating, pump in living room, noise disturbance13
30.03.2015Underfloor heating in the bathroom sufficient or additional heating - wall heating?22
22.08.2014Underfloor heating or not?20
20.03.2015Tiles, vinyl, or other types of flooring with underfloor heating?23
14.08.2015Underfloor heating or radiators?12
20.10.2015Underfloor heating on the ground floor and upper floor, radiators in the basement?15
19.03.2016Underfloor heating vs. flat radiators14
15.04.2016Is the cost of underfloor heating completely exaggerated?44
08.06.2016Questions about underfloor heating - new subfloor/screed/granite tiles14
08.02.2017Underfloor heating connections in the wrong room13
15.03.2017Expert assessment for underfloor heating in a single-family house10
19.09.2017Electric connection floor heating10
12.11.2017Underfloor heating / Wall heating / Ceiling heating - Alternatives?18
25.11.2017Underfloor heating is not getting warm - 20,000 kWh consumption11
21.02.2018Too cold to install the underfloor heating?11
07.03.2018Digital thermostats for underfloor heating: useful? Is the extra cost justified?24
04.05.2014Which children's room paint? Has anyone among you used cork?12

Oben