ABOUT CORK SPRAY
What is Cork Spray?
Cork spray is a patented coating system manufactured from 96% high-grade raw cork and a proprietary highly adhesive water-based acrylic resin. It is applied to the outside or inside of homes and buildings creating a breathable, waterproof, thermic, sound deadening layer. It is resistant to fungi and UV rays. Regardless of the outside temperature, Cork Spray maintains a constant inside temperature. It’s an Environmentally friendly product, as cork is one of the best natural insulators.
How Does It Work?
Cork spray is a water-based product with the main ingredient being cork. Cork has many natural properties that make it ideal for coating any structure. In terms of being able to cover any surface, the essential aspect of cork is its breathability and flexibility. This is because of cork’s molecular structure. Under a microscope cork looks like a honeycomb. Its cells create pockets which trap air inside, which means cork is 80-90% air. The structure of cork gives it it’s flexibility and breathability. Although cork is flexible it does not expand and contact with weather changes, which is what causes other materials in your home or building to crack and flake.
How Does It Work?
Cork spray is a water-based product with the main ingredient being cork. Cork has many natural properties that make it ideal for coating any structure. In terms of being able to cover any surface, the essential aspect of cork is its breathability and flexibility. This is because of cork’s molecular structure. Under a microscope cork looks like a honeycomb. Its cells create pockets which trap air inside, which means cork is 80-90% air. The structure of cork gives it it’s flexibility and breathability. Although cork is flexible it does not expand and contact with weather changes, which is what causes other materials in your home or building to crack and flake.
Secrets of Cork
Cork is the light and porous bark covering the wood of cork oaks (Quercus Súber). It gradually becomes thicker and thicker as the tree grows and can reach a thickness of 10″. It protects the tree from the extreme conditions of the Mediterranean climate, such as drought, high summer temperatures, cold and fires.
In verified laboratory testing, cork remains between 32ºF and 86ºF when subjected to extreme temperatures!
The bark has a cellular structure consisting of myriads of tiny, 14-sided cells, each imprisoning a microscopic volume of air. In a piece of natural cork of only one cubic inch in size, there are approximately 200 million of these minute cells, each separated by an impermeable and remarkably strong, resinous membrane. Slightly more than 50 per cent of the volume of a piece of cork is captive air within the cells. This cellular structure makes cork light in weight, buoyant, resistant to the penetration of moisture, compressible, resilient, resistant to the effects of friction and an ideal thermal and sound insulation material.
Few materials can boast so many characteristics at the same time such as being odourless, resistant to chemical agents, impermeable to liquids, practically rot-proof and highly resistant to insect attacks, compressible and elastic with an extraordinary dimension recovery capacity, very low thermal conductivity, excellent acoustic and vibration insulation, and is very light with high mechanical strength. In addition, cork is much more chemically inert than most materials, and is therefore capable of withstanding deterioration through age. It also has a strong resistance to the effects of varying temperature and humidity levels.
The Truth About R-Value
For all its popularity, R-value offers very little in terms of assessing an insulation products ability to stop heat transfer and thereby save energy. Unfortunately, this metric has been so heavily used – and exploited – by fiberglass insulation manufacturers that it has become the standard by which all insulation products are judged.
Results of Cork
Humidity in walls is the main reason for the deterioration of construction materials. Water in its two conditions: liquid and gaseous, are difficult to eliminate by non aggressive and non destructive methods. In order to do so, you need materials that impede the water from entering, but not the air, so the walls can naturally cure and dry afterwards, without their appearance being affected. Suber by Kolmer™ contains 96% cork, a warm material by its very nature, and when in adherence to cold and wet walls, absorbs humidity, filters and evaporates it, without deteriorating the structure. You don’t need aggressive measures like cutting holes in the walls in order to evacuate humidity. By its specific behaviour, the cork begins a natural process of curing, via increasing the filtration and evaporation speed of the humidity in the wall.
Metal Structures & Insulation
No matter if your building is brick, wood, metal, steel, or stucco, our material can adhere to virtually any surface, leaving a beautiful, seamless texture.
A Great Repair Tool
The flexibility with out expansion and contraction makes natural cork a fantastic repair tool for previously built structures. If there are any cracks in your foundation, walls or siding spray cork can be used to fill theses cracks. Further damages will be prevented as the flexible material moves with the building but doesn’t react to the elements.
Improved Home Exterior
Our product not only lowers utility bills, but it also adds a beautiful texture and colour making your home stand out for years to come!
Lowers Utility Bills
When the cork is applied to the surface of your home, it creates a thermal barrier that keeps the out side elements, outside. This leads to lower utility bills month after month.
Eliminates Maintenance
Our proprietary formula that was developed over years of research has allowed our product to not only keep the elements out but also hold its shape and color. Unlike paint which fades an average of 3-5% a year,Suber By Kolmer has seen less then 1% fading annually, even in a harsh Arizona environment.
Renewable Source & Green
Environmentally conscious individuals tend to agree that it’s important to use green building materials and eco-friendly building practices for residential and commercial property. But what exactly defines a “green” building? Generally, green building materials are those that are sustainably sourced and not toxic to the inhabitants. They are also produced in an ecologically friendly manner, and they help the buildings inhabitants reducing their carbon footprint through energy efficiency. All of these attributes define the ultimate green building material Cork Spray.
Sound Insulation
Cork has been part of soundproofing recording studios for years and now with cork spray you are able to reduce the noise in your industrial building that can be harmful to employees, dull the sounds of chatty coworkers or drown out noisy neighbours. By coating one side of a wall cork spray can reduce noise by 9 decibels.
Waterproofing Outdoor Roofs
Cork is water resistant. Cork spray is excellent for sealing roofs and outdoor spaces. Since it will adhere to anything you can spray it directly onto the roofing materials of your building, even shingles. Preventing or fixing leaks. Cork spray can also seal outdoor patios and balconies giving long lasting coverage with little to no maintenance.
Cork is resistant to mold and mildew, making it an excellent choice to seal the interior and exterior of a property. Cork spray keeps mold and mildew spores out of your home or building all while being a non-toxic material with no VOCS.
Fire Retardant
Cork is truly an amazing natural product that has survived forest and farm clearing for centuries partially because cork bark protecting the tree is fire retardant. It means that if a direct open flame is held to your home, the cork will reflect and dissipate the heat without absorbing the hotness, and the cork will not release heated particles (ash) or allow the flames to spread.