Marmoleum

[teraivyyr]

Anyone tried this/can recommend it?
I like the look of it, but it's decidedly expensive. Also we have a rather uneven concrete floor!

[Muddypause]

I recently refitted a bathroom for someone who had this put down on the floor. I put oil-tempered hardboard down as a ground for it, but the fitter was not impressed and said it had to be plywood - I don't understand why, but apparently that's the way they do it (actually, the Marmoleum website seems to imply otherwise, but hey-ho).

Anyway, the end result is an excellent floor surface; comfy and warm to walk upon, and doesn't seem to suffer with that annoying habit that vinyl has of shrinking. I'm not too sure how durable it would be under heavy foot traffic, or in a place where it might get knocked and scuffed.

'Marmoleum' is simply a trade name for linoleum, which has been making a bit of a come back in recent years. Linseed oil and chalk in a resin binder, on a hessian backing, I think, so pretty benign environmentally. But I think you'll need to level out your floor first.

[ina]

I'd been thinking of "proper" lino for my kitchen (tiles, so I can do it myself), but am a bit worried what I'll find once I pull off the vinyl stuff that's on there now...

Are there different kinds of linoleum still, or is the difference just in trade name?