Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Your commonhouse kitchen floor

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Apr 14, 2016, at 12:48 PM, Eris Weaver <eris [at] erisweaver.info> wrote:
> 
> I do know that at least our color of marmoleum tended to look like crap 90% 
> of the time - it was gorgeous after we had it polished once a year or so but 
> rapidly showed scuff marks, etc.)

It needs to be polished much more frequently in the cohousing environment. 
Kitchens aren’t likely to be used all day like a single household kitchen might 
be, but when it is used, it is used. A lot of people, a lot of water, no one 
sweeping up in the moment, lots of grinding feet. The surface becomes rough and 
is difficult to keep clean. We have a commercial cleaner to all our linoleum 
(only some is Marmoleum) once a year, It isn’t nearly enough to keep the 
kitchen floor with a gleaming surface. It should faintly glow when clean and 
properly polished.

We have already replaced our cork as well. Cork fades so when tiles are 
replaced, they will be different colors. Some of our residents were 
uncomfortable with that.

Cork also has the sound absorbing quality.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington DC