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Saw a house on Carlisle with a sunroom floor that was totally wrong for the heat
Was over near UNM yesterday. Looked at a flip. They put in dark laminate in a south facing sunroom. Felt like a frying pan. My buddy who does tile said it was a rookie move. Anyone know a good material for a hot room like that?
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faithb744mo ago
Used to think tile was the only way to go for a hot sunroom. Then a friend used this light colored cork flooring in her place off Montgomery. It's crazy how much cooler it stays underfoot, even in the afternoon. Doesn't get that burning hot feel like tile or dark laminate can. Really changed my mind on what works in our climate.
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richard_mason4mo ago
Cork flooring proves old solutions often need a second look.
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brian3031mo ago
@faithb74 you make a good point about the heat factor. I used to think cork was just for bulletin boards and wine bottles, never considered it for actual flooring. A buddy of mine put it in his kitchen a few years back and I thought he was crazy. But after walking on it barefoot last summer I completely changed my tune. It has a nice softness to it that tile just can't match, plus it handles the temperature changes better than I ever expected.
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