Guest guest Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hi All; I am in the midst of selling my house and purchasing a new house... The house we are putting an offer on today is basically new, with tons of new off gassing carpet. I have been reading past posts here regarding flooring and will probably replace most of the carpets with hardwood (budget permitting). For my daughter's room I am thinking of cork. She is up frequently at night vocalizing (non verbal) and jumping on the floor (seeking sensory input). I thought cork might be a good option to absorb sound and impact. Only problem is we have daily fecal smearing and urinating on the floor. I'm wondering if cork might be too porous to withstand the daily assault -- I know I would have to seal it first too, and I am freaking out about the VOCs in the sealer as well. Does anyone have cork in their home? I would love to hear about how it wears... or any positives/negatives of cork flooring. Oh, and does anyone know how long it takes to get carpet gasses out of a home once all carpet is removed (provided windows are open of course)... Thanks! Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Dear Kim The best thing I ever did was to rip off my carpets and put wooden floors. When I bought my house I replaced carpets and in a year they were disgustingly dirty with feces smearing and food spillage. See if you can manage pergo tiles (sp not sure). It will save you headaches later and having to remove furniture. Just a suggestion. I know all about expenses mounting. Good luck! Take care!FranselSender: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:35:33 -0000To: <BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism >ReplyTo: BorreliaMultipleInfectionsAndAutism Subject: OT - Cork flooring Hi All;I am in the midst of selling my house and purchasing a new house... The house we are putting an offer on today is basically new, with tons of new off gassing carpet.I have been reading past posts here regarding flooring and will probably replace most of the carpets with hardwood (budget permitting). For my daughter's room I am thinking of cork. She is up frequently at night vocalizing (non verbal) and jumping on the floor (seeking sensory input). I thought cork might be a good option to absorb sound and impact. Only problem is we have daily fecal smearing and urinating on the floor. I'm wondering if cork might be too porous to withstand the daily assault -- I know I would have to seal it first too, and I am freaking out about the VOCs in the sealer as well. Does anyone have cork in their home? I would love to hear about how it wears... or any positives/negatives of cork flooring. Oh, and does anyone know how long it takes to get carpet gasses out of a home once all carpet is removed (provided windows are open of course)... Thanks!Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Baking soda on the carpet will help until you remove it. We have cork flooring. It comes in two ways. One is floating floor where cork is on top and pressboard is on the bottom. No nails and no glue needed. The cork does well for spills, but not the pressboard. Spills will seep into the planks down to the pressboard and warp. It's not really made for lots of cleaning. The other type of cork flooring is glue-on and is only cork. Thus, reportedly, it will withstand spills, but you will have to glue it down. But, the good news is that you can cut it with a scissors to fit - as apposed to the cork planks which need to be sawed. There are glues nowadays that are not so bad. Though, most glue is bad until it dries. It is softer than hardwood. I never thought of sealing my cork floor which has the pressboard click planks. Maybe that is an option. It came with a factory seal. You don't really hear too much about sealants being bad as compared to carpeting. We have cork flooring in rooms where no drinks are allowed. We have had spills but they were cleaned up right away, so no problem. The couple of spills that stayed for an hour before noticing did warp a little-raising the area 1/8 of and inch. If I had to do again, I think I would use the glue-down cork. We have used glue for wood planks, and the glue didn't bother me even though I had severe multiple chemical sensitivities at the time. Love and prayers, Heidi N > > Hi All; > > I am in the midst of selling my house and purchasing a new house... The house we are putting an offer on today is basically new, with tons of new off gassing carpet. > > I have been reading past posts here regarding flooring and will probably replace most of the carpets with hardwood (budget permitting). > > For my daughter's room I am thinking of cork. She is up frequently at night vocalizing (non verbal) and jumping on the floor (seeking sensory input). I thought cork might be a good option to absorb sound and impact. Only problem is we have daily fecal smearing and urinating on the floor. I'm wondering if cork might be too porous to withstand the daily assault -- I know I would have to seal it first too, and I am freaking out about the VOCs in the sealer as well. > > Does anyone have cork in their home? I would love to hear about how it wears... or any positives/negatives of cork flooring. > > Oh, and does anyone know how long it takes to get carpet gasses out of a home once all carpet is removed (provided windows are open of course)... > > Thanks! > Kim > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thanks for the replies Fransel and Heidi. Yes, if cork is that sensitive to water spills then perhaps it wouldn't be the ideal choice for my daughter's room. ....however I have read that if you seal it AFTER installation it seals all the cracks and crevices and makes it more water resilient. And yes, I think sealants are a lesser evil than off gassing carpets. Kim > > > > Hi All; > > > > I am in the midst of selling my house and purchasing a new house... The house we are putting an offer on today is basically new, with tons of new off gassing carpet. > > > > I have been reading past posts here regarding flooring and will probably replace most of the carpets with hardwood (budget permitting). > > > > For my daughter's room I am thinking of cork. She is up frequently at night vocalizing (non verbal) and jumping on the floor (seeking sensory input). I thought cork might be a good option to absorb sound and impact. Only problem is we have daily fecal smearing and urinating on the floor. I'm wondering if cork might be too porous to withstand the daily assault -- I know I would have to seal it first too, and I am freaking out about the VOCs in the sealer as well. > > > > Does anyone have cork in their home? I would love to hear about how it wears... or any positives/negatives of cork flooring. > > > > Oh, and does anyone know how long it takes to get carpet gasses out of a home once all carpet is removed (provided windows are open of course)... > > > > Thanks! > > Kim > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Regarding the carpet, if you also heat the house up ( turn the heat as high as possible) for 2-3 days < of course you cannot stay in the house for a few days. And run floor fans, crack some windows, this will help off gas the house faster if your leaving the carpet in place for now. BTW:The Fecal smearing is a sign of parasites, and that maybe why your daughter is up at night. Allie > > > > > > Hi All; > > > > > > I am in the midst of selling my house and purchasing a new house... The house we are putting an offer on today is basically new, with tons of new off gassing carpet. > > > > > > I have been reading past posts here regarding flooring and will probably replace most of the carpets with hardwood (budget permitting). > > > > > > For my daughter's room I am thinking of cork. She is up frequently at night vocalizing (non verbal) and jumping on the floor (seeking sensory input). I thought cork might be a good option to absorb sound and impact. Only problem is we have daily fecal smearing and urinating on the floor. I'm wondering if cork might be too porous to withstand the daily assault -- I know I would have to seal it first too, and I am freaking out about the VOCs in the sealer as well. > > > > > > Does anyone have cork in their home? I would love to hear about how it wears... or any positives/negatives of cork flooring. > > > > > > Oh, and does anyone know how long it takes to get carpet gasses out of a home once all carpet is removed (provided windows are open of course)... > > > > > > Thanks! > > > Kim > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Thanks for the tip on heating the house. Yes, we have treated for parasites, but thanks for mentioning. Kim > > > > > > > > Hi All; > > > > > > > > I am in the midst of selling my house and purchasing a new house... The house we are putting an offer on today is basically new, with tons of new off gassing carpet. > > > > > > > > I have been reading past posts here regarding flooring and will probably replace most of the carpets with hardwood (budget permitting). > > > > > > > > For my daughter's room I am thinking of cork. She is up frequently at night vocalizing (non verbal) and jumping on the floor (seeking sensory input). I thought cork might be a good option to absorb sound and impact. Only problem is we have daily fecal smearing and urinating on the floor. I'm wondering if cork might be too porous to withstand the daily assault -- I know I would have to seal it first too, and I am freaking out about the VOCs in the sealer as well. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have cork in their home? I would love to hear about how it wears... or any positives/negatives of cork flooring. > > > > > > > > Oh, and does anyone know how long it takes to get carpet gasses out of a home once all carpet is removed (provided windows are open of course)... > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kim > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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