WECU – WE CORK UNDERLAYMENTSFor sound control and stress crack protection under ceramic tile, marble and hardwood floors.
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WECU (pronounced “we see you”) is our economical and effective cork underlayment. We are proud of its flawless track record since its introduction in Florida in 1978 where tens of millions of square feet of WECU cork underlayment have been installed. A special preservative has been incorporated into the cork and binder mixture making WECU impenetrable to moisture. The density this process creates provides both effective sound control as well as stress crack protection. It is by far the most reliable cork underlayment on the market.
WECU is the economic and effective solution for sound control and stress crack prevention under ceramic tiles and hardwood floors.
WECU Soundless
Meets typical building codes for sound control for buildings with a suspended ceiling under ceramic tile, and non suspended ceilings under hardwood and laminate. 6mm/1/4″ thickness.
WECU Soundless+
Meets typical building codes for wood joist structures with or without suspended ceiling and provides superior sound control for concrete substrates with or without a suspended ceiling. 1/2″ thickness.
WECU Silently+
A two in one product, which offers both sound control as well as a vapor barrier under floating floors. Silently+ is a low profile, easy to install rubber cork product with superior and economical sound control. 2mm thickness.
WECU Crackless+
Provides superior isolation of ceramic tile, marble and stone from existing and future stress cracks.
WECU Silently-LVT
2mm Rubber and Cork underlayment for LVT and Linoleum floor covering.
Warm & Quiet
Underlayment for laminate and engineered wood floors.
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Sustainability
Cork is SustainableIn these times of increased concern for the environment, cork remains the only tree which can regenerate itself after each harvest, leaving the tree unharmed.
Cork is an all natural product derived from the bark of the cork tree. Cork is a variety of oak tree which regrows its bark every 9 years. This results in an all natural, environmentally responsible product with exceptional physical properties.
It is cork’s extraordinary ability to continuously regenerate itself that has allowed our work to be earth friendly, a notion that forms the foundation of our business. This is something we are very proud of, especially in today’s industrialized marketplace.
Cork is the bark of an oak tree known botanically as QUERCUS SUBER. It is an evergreen which grows in commercial stands only in areas bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
The cork bark is stripped off 2/3 of the tree. The first harvest does not occur until the tree is approximately 20 years old. A thin layer of protective inner bark gives the cork oak its unique ability to survive and regenerate itself after the debarking process.
Unique Nature of Cork
Cork is a natural product with remarkably unique qualities unmatched by any other natural material. One cubic inch of cork consists of not less than 200 million completely enclosed air cells each measuring 1/1000″ in diameter. Each minute cell is 14 sided which virtually eliminates empty spaces between the cells.
This journey would span two continents and continues on today through their great great grandchildren. Although today WE Cork products are made available by distributors in every region of the United States, the company is based in historic Exeter, NH.
From Ann Wicander’s desk:
For more than one hundred and fifty years, one thing has stayed the same at WE Cork, we have a passion for cork. It is the splendor, beauty, resilience, and ability to regenerate that makes cork so remarkable. These attributes have inspired five generations to truly believe that the use of cork in our products is not just good business sense but a way of life.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to our family, the WE Cork family and invite you to join in our vision.
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