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If I could find the real thing, I'd put linoleum down in the kitchen in a heartbeat. Otherwise, heavy duty, thick vinyl tiles that can with stand some abuse. Cheryl

I'm very grateful not to have it any more, but I'm sure that's what I did have. It had been down for decades and looked it, too!

Elizabeth

Thank you! That's really nice to hear, because lately it feels like limbo!

And you don't have to kill to see the apartment. I just have to let K. know so that it's picked up a bit and she doesn't mind if I show it off. Remind me next time you plan to come down.

I suspect that you actually have more square footage, but mine is cut up more (more rooms, but smaller) and only has two people instead of four. One of the houses I looked at was about the same square footage as this one and all done (that would have been a plus) but was lots of open space which simply wouldn't have worked for our work rhythms. We each need to be able to close a door when needed.

Elizabeth

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Hmmm. My whole house (except for the kitchen and bathrooms) is hardwood. Two-thirds of the hardwood is

Best wishes, Ericka

? There is vinyl that looks like wood, just as she describes. That is different from Pergo, which is a laminate flooring. They're quite different, so it's hard to imagine she would confuse the two.

Best wishes, Ericka

Oops, sorry, forgot to mention...is it really that expensive to get up? When we had hardwood installed on our first floor it was carpeted and I thought the carpet was installed over concrete. When the installers got here and started ripping up the carpet, they found that there was tile over the concrete. It was only about $350 extra to have them rip up the tile before installing the hardwood.

Best wishes, Ericka

To each his own. That's why there are so many different styles and ways to decorate. Still true is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Lucille

I think you're thinking vinyl tile. Mine is made up of 18" squares of ceramic tiles. I'm not sure of the expense but I know it made a terrible mess when they had to replace one that cracked.

Lucille

OK my kitchen has the old stuff that you have to 'strip' and wax - is that linoleum? I think it is - I believe it's supposed to be a much brighter yellow than it is right now (if keeping with the color scheme of the rest of the house LOL) It's ugly as sin but we have a lot of floor space in the kitchen and we couldn't fit new flooring into the reno budget. I find it hard to see the dirt until you stick to it *ew*. Any recommendations on floor stripper &/or floor wax? LOL

Laminate was easier on the budget for right now (regarding hardwood- although truthfully I was worried about toys banging etc. and gouging marks as well as the price - I'm glad to hear that some of you haven't noticed problems with that). In time when we finish our basement we'll rip up the laminate and salvage what we can for downstairs and put nice hardwood in. Someday!

Sarah

Haven't got a clue what's under there. We know it's too modern in design to have been original, so I'd guess there's an original wood floor under there.

I hated mine enough that I was willing to take the risk. Of course, it helped that we knew there was wood under the lino on the first floor. As it turns out, there was indeed wood under the lino in our kitchen too. It's in such bad shape, however, that we need to cover it over again or replace it. For now, though, I'll take crappy wood over 50 year old linoleum and be happy about it. Too bad. The wood floor in the apartment's kitchen refinished quite nicely and I was kinda hoping for a repeat.

Elizabeth

No, I'm talking about sheet vinyl. Pergo or laminate is a different animal, and actually, my flooring is more expensive than Pergo or laminate. There are cheap knock-off brands which have a lot of trouble at the seams, water or not.

Can't they put another layer of wood on top of the tile with a bed of mortar then retile or put the Pergo on the new base? It would make that floor a few inches higher than the outer rooms, but you can blend that with thresholds. Just a thought.

Heads up, do not buy the cheaper knockoff product. Only use Pergo.

It may not have been real linoleum. Vinyl has been around for about

Either way it's the same process to get them up (and they're both quite messy--in the case of our floors, the tiles came up in itty bitty pieces).

Best wishes, Ericka

I would SO love to trash all the carpeting in my house, and have ceramic tiles or Pergo! The carpeting, with us and the dogs, makes for a lot of dust; also I think a smooth flooring would be more practical, and even cooler. We are in a manufactured home, and the option of "other than carpet" wasn't given us when we bought it nine years ago.

Well, maybe a miracle will happen, and we can move away from Florida. Sadly, it is necessary to play the Lottery before you can win!!

Gillian

I'm reasonably sure that this had been down for more than 40 years. It was yellow with large speckles in it and a red line all around the outside. It was starting to break up in areas and when we lifted it, was backed by a black feltish material. I've never seen vinyl like that.

But then this is a house that had nob and tube electrical wiring, cast iron waste pipes and copper feeds with lead joints to them when we bought it. Horsehair plaster and wood floors that were only finished around the outside, outlining where the rug would be, completed the picture. But the woodwork is gorgeous.

Elizabeth

Moving isn't an option for me so I'm stuck with the tile for now. My suggestion is not to use tile. I know most people here love it and as usual I'm the exception, but I dislike it intensely. It's very easy to keep clean but it chips when you drop anything on it that's heavier than a cooked noodle And the grout between the tiles tends to get grungy and needs scrubbing every so often.

When I moved to this house I had hideous, cheap linoleum put in by the builder so I thought I would love the tile. It looks very nice but If I could I would replace it in a minute. Tastes change as time passes.

Lucille