LINOLEUM Recommendations? - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

neolitic · 11-21-2007, 08:52 PM

Marmoleum, Armstrong, anything better that the rest, any to stay away from?
When I say linoleum, that's what I mean.

Not sheet vinyl.

Thanks

PrecisionFloors · 11-21-2007, 10:17 PM

Forbo is pretty much the industry leader in lino nowadays. Are you doing the install or are you subbing it? Whats it going in?

neolitic · 11-25-2007, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PrecisionFloors

Forbo is pretty much the industry leader in lino nowadays. Are you doing the install or are you subbing it? Whats it going in?

Laying sheet goods is waaaay down my to do list!
I have talked a customer down from ceramic in a second floor bath, 1907 vintage house.
Linoleum was the next "most durable" on the list.
I'm just trying to limit options, to aid selection process.
Installers will be a problem for another day.
All that said I have been thinking about it for my kitchen sometime next year as well.

MattCoops · 11-25-2007, 06:32 PM

Why would you talk a customer down from tile to linoleum?
Especially a ceramic, I can get ceramics for as low as $.49/sq ft
So it can't be a price issue.

PrecisionFloors · 11-25-2007, 06:37 PM

Maybe there are structural issues....doesn't meet deflection requirements? Most old houses I have worked in were overbuilt though.

neolitic · 11-25-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MattCoops

Why would you talk a customer down from tile to linoleum?
Especially a ceramic, I can get ceramics for as low as $.49/sq ft
So it can't be a price issue.

14' 2X8 floor joist, 2'' out of level in 6' etc,etc,...
It's a 100 year old house, and they don't want to do what needs to be done to up-grade the floor to support ceramic.
I don't even want to think what would happen when the old ball and claw tub went back in on top of ceramic.