Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: best flooring for Common House?

[Allison Tom (allisonrtom]

I find that the textured marmoleum in our common spaces catches dirt in the
recesses. It's supposed to echo slate, but the indentations are impossible
to clean. I think some people find that adds visual "depth" but I think it
just looks dirty.

Allison Tom

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 8:59 AM Philip Semanchuk <philip [at] semanchuk.com>
wrote:

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>
> > On Jun 18, 2024, at 11:12 AM, Jack Wilbern <jaxaccount [at] gmail.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > Holly:
> >
> > Here at Blueberry Hill Cohousing, we have been exceedingly happy with the
> > flooring we replaced our original with. It is a very earth friendly
> product
> > in many ways, especially production. It allows for welded seams and
> rolled
> > base which has been a huge benefit in the kitchen. We used a textured,
> > almost marbleized paper version for the field for simplicity and a
> contrast
> > border for interest.
> >
> > It has worn like iron and has sound deadening benefits ala cork if you
> buy
> > the right version. Comes in loads and loads of colors.
> >
> >
> https://www.forbo.com/flooring/en-us/products/marmoleum/acoustic-linoleum/marmoleum-decibel-on-order/bpimqn
>
>
> I have cork-backed Forbo Marmoleum (the “click” product) installed in my
> personal house and love it, and I would think it would do very well in a
> Common House-type environment. Marmoleum is a modern name for old-fashioned
> linoleum which was the flooring of choice in a lot of institutions
> precisely because it wears so well. I don’t know if that’s still the case,
> but I see it in a lot of older buildings.
>
> Cheers
> Philip
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