Marmoleum Flooring

painterman

Any installers or users of this product. I want to use it in our kitchen area. Very high traffic with 2 active dogs. Thanks guys

Teetorbilt

Are you sure that you have the name right? I've never heard of that. Is it made from marmosets? Sorry, I couldn't pass up the .....pun?

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DesPro

I've never heard of it either so decided to do a little research on it.
Looks like a very good product. Made from natural raw materials, environmentally friendly, health benefits, and a 25 year warranty. Seems to me to be superior to most vinyl flooring.
I also discovered it's been around for 100 years.

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Taurus Flooring

Marmoleum is a commercial rated product, usually seen in hospitals and high traffic buildings. It's a great product and will most likely outlive you if you install it in your home. Make sure you install a new subfloor and use the proper glue. If your cabinets are not in yet, install the marmoleum ahead of time. This will keep the edges from curling. The only drawback to the product is that it comes in 6 foot wide only, thus forcing you to make a seam, if your floor is wider. For commercial applications, the seams are heat welded, for lighter applications, a chemical weld will do. Lastly, this product is not surface protected and needs waxing for maximum durability.
For the price, you may want to reconsider to a high end vinyl linoleum.

painterman

Taurus,

Thanks for the info.This material is going into an 1860 farm house so its the "look" that we are after as well as the durablity. Thanks again.

Where are you located in Ontario?

Stan
www.victorianworks.com

Miniroller

I have Marmoleum for a floor in both my kitchen and bathroom. I put it in originally because my wife liked that it was natural and after using it i think it is an awesome product beats the heck out of vinyl floor plus it smells like the stuff we used to carve in 5th grade art class.

We have two dogs, one who is fairly large and it holds up well to claws.

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painterman

Miniroller, Thanks thats just what I wanted to hear. Do you have any problems sealing the floor? White haze showing. How soon after the floor was laid do you seal it?

Thanks

Miniroller

i never did seal it and yes it is a little dull but is not all scratched up or anything. I probably should put what the manufacturer suggests as a topcoating but wouldnt that defeat the whole "natural and organic" theory (which i guess the adhesive did anyways). Something about a shiny floor drives me nuts so i havent really cared much. I think the instructions say to wait 5 days before coating.

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Floorwizard

Also it need a certain PH balance in the cleaners or it can create problems.

Use the Forbo cleaner.

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TOBIASD2

i AM A COMMERCIAL FLOORING CONTRACTOR AND I MUST SAY YOU HAVE PICKED A FINE PRODUCT. MARMOLEUM IS AN ACTUAL LINOLEUM, NOT SHEET VINYL THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. THIS PRODUCT WILL HOLD UP WELL AGAINST HEAVY TRAFFIC AS LONG AS IT IS MAINTAINED PROPERLY. I DO SUGGEST HEATWELDING THE SEAMS, BUT IF YOU DONT JUST FIT THEM TIGHT BUT REMEMBER WHEN LINOLEUM IS PUT INTO THE ADHESIVE IT WILL SHRINK IN THE LENGTH AND GROW IN THE WIDTH SO THE SEAMS SHOULD BE UNDERSCRIBED. THE IRONIC THING IS THAT LINOLEUM IS MADE THE SAME AS IT WAS 100 OR SO YEARS AGO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ASPESTOS, AND WAS INVENTED BY A PAINTER.......

turner flooring

The material is made up of linseed oil,wood and other natural materials. Almost athin sheet of wood. Breaks and cracks easy when it's installed. hard to fix. Sheets 6' wide. Many seams. Weld normally doesn't go in good. You need to have maintenanance regularly. waxing with only certain products from the manufacturer. Material is worthless in comparison to the newest materials out on the market. it also has one bad catch to it. It is dried hanging from a rack after it is made. so hanging over this roller until it dries. it has what they call a stove bar problem. the material will pull right up off the flloor if you don't glue the backside of the material when you are installing it. Right where the stove bar when the material was drying. they don't mark this area for you. nor do you know until you have made this mistake thinking that it goes in just ike vinyl. Basically, you are better off with products like Amtico(vinyl wood llook planks)Better material and it goes in like vct. easy and less maintenance and it doesn't come from over seas with all the added problems.

karlparkes@talk

Hello, Lino Is Hard To Fit All That Scribing In And All That But If You Have Got Good Installer's Then It Should Be No Prob's, Just Use Forbo 696 Adhesive Remember To Use Heavy Roller.long Drop's Tend To Shrink Even If You Backroll Prior To Sticking Down,welding Is A Piece Of Piss,i Use A Electric Groover Perfect Everytime.only Use Your Best Guys To Install This Product!!!!!!!!!!

ajpace

Just a point of clarification... Forbo Marmoleum no longer requires a finish for most installations. About two years ago, Forbo began manufacturing their product with a factory finish called TopShield. We've installed over two hundred Marmoleum floors since then and have yet to use any additional sealers or waxes.

The installation process can be a bit tricky when compared to vinyl. I'd suggest attending a Forbo training course if you've never worked with a natural linoleum.

Mike Costello

Sound advice.

Ive been putting in real lino for 20 yrs. Its persnickity to say the least.

Ill I can say is pay close attention to moisture levels below grade and use the adhesive the way the directions tell you to.


A little extra glue on the backing goes a long way to get rid of the stovepipe humps