Wicanders Cork GO Flooring vs Wicanders Essence Cork Flooring

Buy the Essence if the floor will see heavy traffic or you want a long warranty. Its Class 33 commercial rating and 25-year residential warranty beat the Cork GO's residential-only rating and 10-year warranty. Both are 10.5 mm floating cork tiles on HDF with the same 2G click lock and 0.8 mm cork underlay, so installation and feel underfoot are nearly identical. Owners of Wicanders cork generally praise the warmth, quiet and softness; the knock on cork is denting from sharp point loads and fading in strong sun, and the Essence's tougher XtraMatt + surface resists scuffs and moisture better.

• Choose the Cork GO if you want the simpler entry-level cork floor for a bedroom, family room or other lighter-traffic space and don't need a commercial rating.
• Choose the Essence if the room gets heavy use, you want the longer residential warranty, or you want the extra abrasion and moisture protection of the XtraMatt + finish.