Using Cork Wall Sheets In Your Home

Cork wall sheets (also known as cork wall paneling) are a reasonably priced and attractive alternative to plain walls. When you think of them, it conjures up images of schools with walls filled with tacks and assorted papers and signs posted on them, or perhaps the walls at a hospital, filled with medical information, public service announcements and nurse rotations.  But nowadays, they are being used in homes.

One of the main reasons cork wall tiles have seen a surge in popularity with this material is the price.  In a word, they are cheap, particularly when compared to other more expensive materials, from the ultra modern polycarbonate sheets to the slick and European spa look of glass or slate wall tiles.  When the economic downturn hit in 2008, it hit all sectors of the market, including home repair and improvement.  Consumers looking to give their wallet a break should look into them.  And knowing the material is cheap will make it an ideal choice for a kid’s room.  Kids can be hard on a wall, and the low cost of cork, plus its ability to double as a giant bulletin board, will give you peace of mind when you hear the kids in the next room tearing things up, running around, or basically being just kids. 

Speaking of kids, using this material will give you the flexibility to redesign or redecorate your child's room in a matter of hours, instead of days or weeks.  The ability to tack or place things on the walls without causing damage can give you access to any theme you can imagine, from a John Deere decked out room for the aspiring farmer to a space themed room for wanna-be astronauts. As the kids get older (becoming the dreaded teenager), they can decorate their room in their own personal style and taste without costing you a fortune. And once they leave for college, it is easy enough to undo the damage and decorate with some a bit more tasteful than Pitbull or Justin Bieber. 

Cork wall sheets are an environmentally friendly, or green, building material and according to the Cork Institute of America (yes, there is such an organization), this renewable material that does not leave bare fields or acres of deforested land behind.  Harvesting is done by hand and with extreme so the tree is not damaged and provide up to a 100 years of bark that can be used for flooring or cork wall sheet.

Any local home repair and improvement store will carry them and it is a simple material to work with, easy to cut and install.  These ease of installation, even for the novice handyman or woman, makes for yet another attractive feature. They are typically glued to plasterboard or fiberboard with an industrial adhesive or contact cement.  

Versatile, cost effective and easy.  No matter what the room or the situation this material can turn an ordinary room into something extraordinary.