I close on a house Oct 7th, and am trying to prioritize the few renovations it needs to get done asap.
House was built in 1922. I will now have a laundry room(!!!) and a separate small mud room. Currently the kitchen, laundry and mud rooms still have nasty old vinyl from the 1960’s. The rest of the house has original narrow oak slat floors, in excellent condition. I pulled up a corner of the vinyl in the kitchen, and there’s good oak under there too, though it needs to be cleared of the mastic and sanded. I couldn’t see under the vinyl in the laundry and mud rooms, but if it is also good wood, I’ll sand and finish it too. If it isn’t, what is a good mid-price floor covering for wet and dirty use?
I’d rather not do vinyl. I love real linoleum; how does it hold up to kids tracking in grit and dirt? I don’t really want real tile.
Unless y’all have good recommendations otherwise, I will probably do linoleum. TIA-
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A. Cork http://www.duro-design.com/ $6/sqft. incl cork, adhesive, poly and applicators. Per-stained at factory. Can be DYI.
B. Marmoleum. http://www.forbolinoleumna.com/ Similar to linoleum, heck, maybe it is linoleum. Comes in 54" wide sheets as long as you want.
C. Rubber tiles. Armstrong of Perelli (like the tires, go figure). They are the same thickness as vinyl tiles but come in a variety of textures. Can be DYI.
All the above installations will require a layer of 1/8" or 1/4" underlayment (plywood for floors) and skimming to prepare for the top material.
How big is the area?
Frankie
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thanks for all the info. I think i have heard some bad things about cork in kitchens and baths, but can't recall the specifics...
Marmoleum sounds good enough to look into. the local flooring store i went to didn't have it, or i overlooked it somehow. I'll check for it by name.I haven't measured the space and won't be going into the house again until next week (need appt with my realtor to let me in). It's not a big area though- just sort of a shallow porch across the back of the house divided by a doorway.
Thanks again!
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I love cork floors in kitchens. You can stand all day and not get tired. I have installed many for chefs and people who love to cook. Matter of fact, I am installing one in 2 weeks! Tiles arrived last week. Gorgeous.Marmoleum is good stuff. Go to the website to find a retailer. It isn't a Home Depot type product. But it is pretty available. We often use this in Laundry Rooms (think long and narrow) because we can usually install it without visible seams.Frankie
Flay your Suffolk bought-this-morning sole with organic hand-cracked pepper and blasted salt.
Thrill each side for four minutes at torchmark haut. Interrogate a lemon.
Embarrass any tough roots from the samphire. Then bamboozle till it's al dente with that certain je ne sais quoi.
Arabella Weir as Minty Marchmont - Posh Nosh