hnolker best thing I ever installed! of all the materials we have used over the years from vinyl through tile to oak floors, this is holding up well. our kitchen is on a slab. we didn't want to use engineered wood or vinyl again. having 2 large bernese mountain dogs, we already knew hard wood doesn't hold up. the cork is self healing and very comfortable under foot providing a slight cushion effect. ceramic tiles are hard on your joints and you tend to be stuck with them for a very long time. We also have radiant floor heat (hydronic) and the cork is fine. Dogs spinning wheels left a few indentations that have disappeared.

D B I recently finished installing and "finishing" about 1000 sf of cork glue down. I love it! We are pretty careful with it because it's not indestructible though. I have put felt under all chair legs and our sofa. It makes sliding furniture around super simple and it doesnt leave any marks. We have my mom's old dining table which is really heavy...probably 250 lbs. It's on rubber caster wheels and I left it sit on the floor for a couple days without thinking about the dimples. I was bummed when I moved it that it did indeed leave very noticeable dimples, but after a couple weeks the cork "healed" itself and the dimples are gone. As far as what to seal it with...check out WS2K 2 part water based poly from Loba. It's a German product. It goes on very nicely. I went over the floor between coats with a floor polisher with a sanding screen 180 grit. Be careful not to go too hard because you can blow thru the coloration on the cork. If you do though, I found that Berol art markers work perfectly to touch it up before you recoat. I'm pretty picky and I have learned thru trial and error what works.