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Wickes Sealed Cork Flooring Tile 305 x 305mm Pack 9 Precoated with a tough acrylic surface, Wickes sealed cork flooring tiles are ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms. Spend £75 on all FlooringSave 10% on all UnderlayOnline Only Delivery: Next day available Check stock in your local store Please select a from range above. Our new hourly service lets you choose a one hour time slot for your delivery to arrive. We now deliver 7 days a week for your convenience, with time slots starting from the day you order. Simply choose from the availability hourly slots when you check out. As we deliver these orders in small transit vans, there are a few restrictions on how much we a deliver in a single order. We will let you know during check-out if you order meets these requirements. It weighs under 200kg It is no larger than a 1 cubic meter Your delivery postcode is within 15 miles of a participating Wickes store Try a different postcode: Up to £50Next day delivery: £7.95Next day AM delivery: £10.95Saturday delivery: £10.95£50 and overNext day delivery: FREENext day AM delivery: £5Saturday delivery: £5This delivery information applies to 'standard' products ordered online or by telephone.

Go to our Delivery Information page for full delivery details of all our products and delivery methods Click & Collect is a free service. You can order online, then collect it from your local store.Orders can be made at any time on the Wickes website or via our Call Centre between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday, between 8.30am and 5.30 on Saturdays and between 10am and 4pm on Sundays by calling 0330 123 4123.For full details on this delivery option, click here to see information further down the page Pack of 9 covers 0.84m² Precoated with a tough acrylic surface Ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms To ensure an even distribution of natural shade variation, shuffle the tiles before fixing Prior to installation, acclimatise the tiles by removing from the packaging and lay them out in the room where they are to be fitted, 24 hours prior to fixing Install using Wickes parquet and cork adhesive If installing in areas prone to dampness or moisture, a further coat of Wickes polyurethane varnish is recommended

What is Hourly delivery? This is a new service where we deliver your order within a one-hour time slot of your choice. The service costs £ 9.95 (including VAT) and is available 7 days a week for your convenience. Subject to availability, hourly time slots can be selected from the day you place your order. Does my order qualify? The vehicles we use for our Hourly service are smaller in size, so there are a few restrictions to bear in mind. To qualify for Hourly delivery, your order will need to: Weigh under 200kg Be no larger than one cubic metre The delivery address must also be within 15 miles of a Wickes store offering this service.How do I choose Hourly delivery?When you check out your order, we’ll tell you if Hourly delivery is an option. You can then choose a convenient delivery time from the hourly slots available. Standard Delivery What is Standard delivery?Our Standard delivery service is available for all products that aren’t classed as Big & Bulky or Supplier Delivered.

It’s free for most orders over £50 and most of our standard products can be delivered the next working day, subject to availability. When will you deliver?This depends on when you place your order: If you order by 5pm Monday to Thursday, we’ll deliver the next day. If you order by 5pm on Friday, we’ll deliver the following Monday. If you order between 5pm on Friday and 5pm on Sunday, we’ll deliver the following Tuesday. We normally deliver between 7am and 6pm. You can request a morning delivery (7am to 1pm) for an extra £5. If you need a more specific time slot, you can choose our Hourly Delivery service for eligible orders. Can you deliver on Saturdays?Yes, if you order by 5pm on Friday. Saturday deliveries cost an extra £5. Where do you deliver to?Our Standard delivery service covers most of the UK mainland (Great Britain) and the Isle of Wight. We don’t cover certain remote locations, any other offshore locations or Northern Ireland. Please note that some postcode areas aren’t eligible for next day or Saturday deliveries.

How much does Standard delivery cost?This depends on the value of your order: Orders up to £50 Next day delivery: £7.95 Next day AM delivery: £12.95 Saturday delivery: £12.95 Orders over £50 Next day delivery: FREE Next day AM delivery: £5 Saturday delivery: £5 Set out below is a summary of our Returns & Refunds policies, for full details see our Cancellations, Returns and Refunds policy You can return any unused product to us in its original condition for a refund within 30 days of delivery to you. Please note that we may be unable to accept the return of made-to-measure products unless they are faulty or have been damaged in transit. You can cancel any online order and receive a full refund (including standard delivery charges) at any time before the product is dispatched or within 14 days starting on the day after delivery. Please note that if you cancel an order after the product has been delivered, you will be responsible for returning the Product to us at your cost within 14 days of the cancellation of your order.

You can arrange for the product to be collected, by us or our nominated carrier, or return the product to your local Wickes store for free, with proof of purchase. In the unlikely event that a delivered product is faulty or damaged, we will exchange it or provide you with a refund, as long as we are notified of the product's fault within 30 days of it being delivered to you. Cork is not a new fad, it can be traced back to ancient Egypt. In the 18th century, Dom Perignon used cork for champagne making it a significant discovery that would lead to many other uses of cork. Cork is very lightweight and low in density. It is very durable. It is often used in public buildings because of its durability. Cork is often used in libraries and churches because of its sound absorption qualities. Cork is more forgiving on your joints than hard surface floors because of the millions of air filled cells. This is what makes cork a great choice for kids playrooms, retail or other places where people are on their feet for hours at a time.

Cork is also a great insulator because it reduces the transmission of sound, vibration and heat. Air is sealed in each of the cells insulating from the adjacent cells with a moisture resistant, waxy like substance. A cubic cm of the honeycombed shaped cork cell contains about 40 million hexagonal cells. The cells are composed of almost 90% of an air like gas. This makes cork flooring a great choice for recording studios and other places where sound needs to be kept to a minimum. Cork also reduces heat loss in rooms because of the encapsulated air cells. Unlike ceramic tile, it never gets cold on your feet. It maintains an even temperature that is not too warm or too cold. A substance called Suberin that naturally occurs in cork makes it resistant to bugs, mold, mites and termites. Because of this substance, cork also will not rot. Also because of this substance, cork is naturally a fire inhibitor. Upon combustion, cork does not release any toxic gasses. People with allergies are big fans of cork floors because of their hypoallergenic properties.

Cork floors do not absorb dust and are very useful for people with asthma and respiratory diseases. Cork is also very resilient. Because of those same air cells that help with heat loss, sound absorption and softness cork can return to its original shape even when exposed to heavy weight and pressure. This is an advantage over hardwood flooring. Good for the environment An environmentally sound choice for flooring. Better than a renewable resource because it is a harvested resource (only the bark is harvested from the tree) A recycled product because cork floors are made from the waste cork that makes wine stoppers. A law in the 1930’s called “The 9 Year Law” was passed to keep cork from being harvested any sooner than every 9 years. The tree has to reach 60 cm in circumference before it can be harvested. The first harvest from a cork tree can only occur at age 25. The tree is not destroyed or damaged when harvesting cork. To complete the environmentally sound process, water based finishes and adhesives should be used.

Cork comes unfinished and pre-finished. There are many different types of finishes that are both harmful and safe for the environment. In wet areas like bathrooms and kitchens, most manufacturers recommend a water based polyurethane sealant. These floors can be glueless and clicked together for installation, pre-glued or glued as long as the subfloor is dry and level. These floors can also be floated because of their tongue and groove Some floors have beveled edges that allow the floor to naturally expand and contract without buckling. Cork comes in tile shapes, plank shapes and mosaics. Cork comes in many different patters from very small tight patterns to wide abstract patterns. Colors range from natural cork color to vibrant, bold colors. Burning the cork before it is compressed in combination with varying granule sizes creates the different colors and patterns that make cork such a unique product. Cork is very easy to maintain especially with polyurethane coatings.