Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Kitchen flooring material: ?anyone used ceramic tile?

[Diana Carroll (dianaecarroll]

Ah I see.  Well, damp mopping is the only sort of mopping I've ever
done...my mom damp mopped and her mom before her...so I guess I'm good!

except for the part where I *loathe* marmoleum.  But until we can afford to
replace, I will stick to damp mopping.

Thanks.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Sharon Villines <sharon [at] 
sharonvillines.com>
wrote:

> > On Mar 12, 2018, at 1:01 PM, Diana Carroll <dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Sharon, can you say more about this:
> >
> > "We didn’t know that Marmoleum should only be damp mopped “ I didn't
> know this and I have marmoleum and we also have it in the common house. Is
> there some other kind of mopping other than "damp”?
>
> “Damp” means barely wet. Wring out the mop as completely as you can. Most
> people wet mop and believe that slopping on the water is the best way to
> mop. This is true for the basement concrete floor. But for wood products
> like Marmoleum, it means the water soaks into seams, nicks in the surface,
> etc., and disintegrates the surface.
>
> An analogy would be a naturally finished wooden table top. You wipe wooden
> tabletops with barely damp sponges or cloths. You don’t pour a bucket of
> water on them and slosh it around for 10-20 minutes.
>
> Marmoleum is also applied with a water-based glue beneath it that will be
> disintegrated by moisture. We had problems with the moisture from the
> basement disintegrating the water-based glue on our cork flooring, too.
> Marmoleum is a sustainable product. It breaths and changes with the
> environment.
>
> The instructions from Forbo say to let the damp sit a minute to soak the
> dirt/debris, but personally, this makes me nervous. It’s too easy to use
> more water than necessary so letting it sit means even more penetration.
>
> Forbo also recommends their cleaning product. Our vintage floor guy said
> it has driers that dry the floor faster than just water.
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
>
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