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Do any of you folks have experience with Marmoleum flooring? Evidently it's the newer version of linoleum. It's supposedly quite eco-friendly & Canada (where I live) is the biggest supplier of linseed oil used by the Swedish (?) company that manufactures it.
Am wondering, in particular, about installing it as a DIY (the tiles i.e., not the roll) & how it is to maintain, etc. I'd really appreciate comments from anyone out there who knows about this product. Thanks very much.
I don't have it, but it's supposed to be very good. It's not new, it's actually very old but has made a comeback recently because of its eco-friendliness. It's made the same way it always was, but now I'm sure it comes in additional new colors. I don't know about installation, but cleaning is very easy, you don't need any kind of special cleaners or anything and it'll last forever.
I think you may want to read the messages posted on this discussion thread. There are two major mfgs, and one DOES need to be sealed and stripped periodically, while the other does not.
Thanks Ecrane & jkom51 for taking the time to reply... DG folks are so generous! You've both offered good information. Sadly, we're not too close to being able to reno the kitchen but guess this will give me a bit more 'shopping around' time. I"ve just realised in the past few days that the flooring on the upper level of our 62 yr old house is linoleum (original to when the house was built). I hate the colour & it has some kind of 70's Mop-n-Shine finish that's yellowed & flaked off in places & there are some nasty cigarette burns on it. Having said all that, it's in very good condition. It appears to have a natural matte finish which I rather like & the dogs don't appear to have scratched it up. It sounds like personal taste might play a big role in whether or not this product will be satisfactory. Thanks again.
Just getting around to here and wondering what everyone thinks about Marmoleum now. We have a worn, 17 yr-old vinyl kitchen floor. Many wood cupboards; so I don't want to go wood or laminate wood-like or cork. Don't want sheet flooring because the space is too long and irregular and has a peninsula - all which gave problems with the original installation in 1991. This seems like a good possible choice.
Unfortunately I don't know anything more now than I did when the thread first started--it's still touted as a greener choice and I haven't heard anything bad about it so it would definitely be worth looking into. Given what you've already ruled out I think your only other option is some sort of tile. Linoleum would have the advantage of having a little more "give" underfoot than tile does, plus glasses and plates that you drop onto it will have a better chance of surviving the fall. And there wouldn't be grout lines to worry about either. So I guess it's sounding better than tile! LOL
Marmoleum is also made by Forbo and you can get it from a company called Green Building Supply. They are located in California but can take orders from Canada and you will have to use their internatiuonal shipping process. You can also go directly to the source to Forbo...
