We ordered Cancork floors and had a professional install it December 2014. We got the floating laminate, and love the material. It's warm comfortable in the kitchen. BUT--it has a hollow sound when you walk on it. Cancork did not recommend an underlayment until AFTER we commented on the hollow sound! We would have done it if we had known, but now it's too late. Now, the very expensive imported polyurethane Cancork recommended is peeling off the floor, and, of course, they offer online advice, but it's really our problem now. I would highly recommend using a local, established, flooring company to do your cork floors so that you will have recourse if there is a failure. I would never trust online again.

A perfectly flat floor is a baseline requirement for any floating floor, as is an underlayment. Your issues are all due to improper installation, not the material itself.

Hello. I'm looking into cork as well. I was wondering what you decided to go with and how is it holding up?

I had clients who we had Wicander floating cork panels installed on the whole main floor of their townhouse, including the kitchen and powder room. That was almost ten years ago and it looks like new. They have a medium-size dog. No scratches or staining, the only place they have had some fading is near the floor to ceiling windows that face west. Hardwood does that too. They are thrilled with the product and recommend it highly to their friends.

Unfortunately, I can't get Wicanders in Canada anymore, as I am looking at doing my kitchen and bathroom floors. I hope that DuroDesign is also as good a product.