vintage – this little birdie

Today is THE Day!

Today is the day! It’s Get-the-Keys-to-our-new-Old-house day! And not just any old house mind you, a beautiful HISTORIC farmhouse that sits right on the water! It. Is. Gorgeous! And it’s on base. On the water. A FARMHOUSE! And I can’t believe they’re letting us live there. And it’s on the WATER! Want to see it? Of…

FRIDAY FRENZY – THE BEST PET OF ALL

It’s gonna be stinkin cold up here in the Northeast this Valentine’s weekend and you know what that means right? No it doesn’t mean that! I was thinking more along the lines of a warm fire, hot cup of coffee, and a stack of books..oh, and don’t forget the chocolate, because after all, what’s Valentine’s Day without the…

Linoleum is NOT vinyl!!!

Okay, one would think those working in the flooring industry would know their flooring products right? Well think again! I had a flooring rep out here yesterday and realized I knew the answers to my flooring questions more than he did! You’ll remember I’m getting new kitchen and bathroom floors because of the bathtub leak…

Armstrong Flooring

April 1, 2011

Hi! We enjoyed your post! Tsk, tsk on that flooring rep – he should have known vinyl and linoleum are two different animals. Our customer service reps know the difference! Call us if you have any further questions about Armstrong’s linoleum products! 1-800-233-3823
Monday-Friday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm ET

Good luck!

Kim with Armstrong Flooring

1. thislittlebirdie
  
  April 1, 2011
  
  My flooring rep has actually talked to an Armstrong rep and is now going to show me some samples of the Migrations series (biobased tile)….not sure about this product vs. linoleum…have any suggestions or comments? Thanks for the advice!
  
  1. Armstrong Flooring
    
    April 1, 2011
    
    Hi! Happy to offer our thoughts on BioBased Tile (BBT)! As far as “green, environmentally friendly” products are concerned, our Migrations BBT is the next best option to our linoleum products. It has the highest amount of recycled content next to our linoleum. Also, unlike our linoleum, our BBT is made in the United States. Check out this link for more on the environmental properties of our BBT. http://bit.ly/fUmY5F
    
    Let me know if you have any more questions!
    Kim with Armstrong Flooring
Marc

April 1, 2011

Sounds like you’ve been on quite a ride, trying to find exactly what you know you want. Sorry to hear that so many flooring reps in your area seem to be poorly educated, since clearly Linoleum is NOT the same as vinyl, and especially considering how long it’s been around, a flooring contractor should know the difference.
Marmoleum sure is a great product and if properly installed, will last a loooong time. I did take a look at the picture, showing the “subfloor”, which is actually underlayment, and noticed caps in between the boards. I just wanted to give you a heads up and make sure that whoever installs the Linoleum, makes sure those caps are filled in and make a continuous smooth surface, because otherwise every little seam will show through the material. That is of course if we are talking about sheet goods. if you are going with the MarmoleumClick, you won’t have that problem.
I wish you good luck with your project.

1. thislittlebirdie
  
  April 1, 2011
  
  Thanks so much for the advice! It has been very frustrating…seems like no one around here has ever asked for anything other than vinyl! Now when you say caps, are you talking about the seams in between underlayment pieces? I’m hoping that whatever I end up choosing will be in 12×12 tiles…so this should work…..right? Thanks again for reading & commenting!
  
  1. Marc
    
    April 1, 2011
    
    sorry, that was a typo – I meant to say gaps. Using 12×12 tiles should be OK either way, and again if it is a floating application (“click”) you should be able to just go over it. Any glue-down product however, requires a smooth surface, and gaps in the underlayment could certainly compromise the integrity of the floor.
thislittlebirdie

April 1, 2011

Thanks for the clarification! I will be looking at Marmoleum click tiles on Monday along with Armstrong’s line of BBT! Stay tuned to see how this turns out!

Chris

May 1, 2011

Thanks so much for the link to our site. We sell only marmoleum, which is incidentally, THE original marbleized linoleum invented in 1860. No vinyl shenanigans at http://www.coolgreenfloors.com …. only the real deal. We are also open seven days a week and offer free samples as well as closeouts. Checkout our site or ring us up at 1-888-484-5339.

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