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> (or linoleum) has replaced the rest We wish. Linoleum is a natural, renewable product, made from linseed oil and plant fiber. Linoleum was replaced decades
by everybodyknows 6y ago
> (or linoleum) has replaced the rest
We wish. Linoleum is a natural, renewable product, made from linseed oil and plant fiber. Linoleum was replaced decades ago in commodity construction by vinyl tile, which is much cheaper to manufacture.
- sarcher 6y agoYa, you won't find it in commodity construction, but just in case anyone is looking for real linoleum a currently available brand is 'Marmoleum'. It's nice stuff, I've used it on two projects but it's not every client's favorite. By the time a client is looking at sheet flooring it's usually due to cost pressure, and the client ends up going with a vinyl product. I thought I had notes on a second brand that was more commercially oriented (maybe started with an 'R'?) but I can't remember the name at the moment.
- bitbckt 6y agoMarmoleum is a common floor replacement in the Eichlers throughout the Bay Area. It's a very nice product, and looks just right to me.
- everybodyknows 6y agoHere you go. Tarkett -- linoleum is well hidden, under the "commercial" branch of their website only: https://commercial.tarkett.com/en_US/category-tna_C05010-lino-xf2 https://commercial.tarkett.com/en_US/category-tna_C05010-lin...
- sarcher 6y agoThanks! I was thinking of 'Roppe' which is the not the right brand at all.
- getpost 6y agoLinoleum is very eco, but highly flammable.
- pacaro 6y agoI'm not sure what the criteria for "highly" flammable is, I'm sure it's flammable but I've never managed to ignite it with either a blowtorch (singeing the Hessian backing on the edges of freshly cut lino) or a laser cutter (both when cutting and engraving). It's also a good material for print making