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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.
