Kitchen flooring--sheet vinyl or linoleum ?
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8 years agoMaryMcP Zone 8b - Phx AZ
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Linoleum (Marmoleum) maintanence vs. Amtico type vinyl?
Comments (4)I have the marmoleum, I love it for maintenance. I think I put the coating on it when it was installed, but not since. It was very easy, so even if you wanted to do that once a year, you shouldn't let that stop you. I think it took me less than an hour to do two coats and most of that was letting it dry. Plus, think of all the time you spend on the regular maintenance of the product. I find I have to mop mine less than once a month. Sometimes only once a season! And this is for a kitchen with 4 cats, a door to the outside, a door to the garage, and a husband who likes to spill stuff. Plus, if you get a good pattern it hides stray pet hairs and crumbs very well and the fact that it doesn't produce static means they vacuum or sweep up easily, rather than adhering to the floor, like with vinyl. I hated my old vinyl floor, five minutes after mopping it, it looked terrible! -E!...See MoreOK to lay new linoleum over 5 year old linoleum?
Comments (2)I disagree with your last statement...If the bathroom floor is holding down well..you can emboss the floor and install right over top of it. He should used a cement based patch with a latex additive that will mix up extremely smooth and he will skim the entire floor smoothing out like a skating rink..then install the vinyl over top of that...He will need to cut back and patch any curled areas. Also in the kitchen if the seam is split and curled, he may need to cut the seam back to solid well glued material, and patch that area while he is embossing. The portland based patch as opposed to other patches will inhibit mildew growth ...You definitely can install over the old vinyl and if your upstairs bath is asbestos based, it is all the more reason why you should install the new over it from the waste material. Good Luck...See Morevinyl or linoleum tiles for kitchen?
Comments (1)Vinyl and linoleum tile are pretty much even when it comes to installation (it's a different story for sheet, but you don't want that, so...). Ditto for maintenance. Technically, linoleum requires periodic waxing and stripping, but apparently most people don't bother with that recommendation. *shrug* It's not my floor. :-p Be careful of selecting linoleum because it is "natural". Mining limestone and felling trees (sawdust) and shipping the finished product halfway around the world (most linoleum we can buy in North America is manufactured in Europe) isn't very "green" and consumes a surprising amount of resources by the time it reaches you. If you follow the manufacturer's recommendation for periodic waxing and stripping, you're using chemicals which aren't particularly healthful, either. While vinyl is a petroleum product, capture of the petroleum aside, most of the vinyl sold in North America is manufactured here (my vinyl flooring was made just up the highway from me, in Canada). As with linoleum, the manufacturing process is not particularly "earth-friendly". Both products have their pluses and minuses. But think carefully about buying lino just because it's a darling of the "green" folks out there. I'm a bigger tree-hugger than most, and, when I examined the complete lifecycle of the floor I was buying, I chose vinyl....See MoreDiscovered old linoleum in kitchen???
Comments (12)I thought I posted a follow-up to your message, but I guess it didn't register or you must have posted this on another thread and I responded in that one. Anyhow, it is doubtful that the product you are asking about contains any asbestos that was added during manufacture. To my knowledge no genuine linoleum of that vintage had asbestos as one of its components. We are talking 1930's or 40's. And that flooring is not vinyl. The vinyl you removed that was stuck to the masonite is a candidate for being an asbestos containing material, but it is unlikely that you released any significant number of fibers in removing that layer. The linoleum you show in the photo would retail at $20 per square foot just to purchase it at an antique dealer. If you like the floor, do as others have suggested on the other thread and clean it up and seal it to help preserve it. And, don't wash it with strong detergents as your daily routine. These high-tech detergents emulsify the linseed oil and other binders in the material and the floor disintegrates over time. Best of luck....See Morejakkom
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