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Re: GBlist: Natural Linoleum
Eric: We have experience with the products you mention. They have been
around for a long time, especially in schools. We found that they do
outgas significantly when you straighten out the roll. Keep that in mind.
In our last application, we have had 20,000 people so far walk over ours
in street shoes with no noticable wear.
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On Tue, 6 May 1997, Eric D. Hart wrote:
>
> I am a member of a co-op in Minneapolis that is renovating a building
> for our new storefront. What kind of flooring we are going to use is a big
> issue. The store will be about 4,000 square feet with sales of about $2
> million per year. The current floor will need to be leveled for the new
> store.
> I looked at several alternatives to vinyl tile and the people at the
> co-op liked natural linoleum the best. From what I can tell, natural
> linoleum is very durable and the price (as compared to other alternatives)
> is reasonable. Does anyone have experience with natural linoleum in a
> commercial (retail sales) building? One idea we have is to use ceramic tile
> in the entry way and the front of the store, which can be easily cleaned,
> etc. (and is more durable than the linoleum?) Would like to use the natural
> linoleum throughout the whole store if it could take the Minnesota winter
> (ice, snow, salt, grit) 6 months out of the year.
> A few more related questions. I know that the production of vinyl
> is very noxious (bad even for plastics), but does it off gas after it is
> installed? Of course, some sort of adhesive has to be used to put down the
> tile, so does anybody have experience or recommendations on what low VOC
> adhesives work well to lay linoleum? We are looking at the Marmoleum tile
> by Forbo Floor Coverings which has jute backing.
>
>
> Eric D. Hart
> Community Eco-design Network
> PO Box 6241
> Minneapolis, MN 55406-6241 USA
> (612) 306-2326
> erichart@mtn.org
> http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m037/kurtdand/cen
>
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