Marmoleum / Lino

[Pinkfizzy]

If you have it, do you like it?

Any maintenance or special treatment?

I'm interested from the low allergen aspect, and wanting an easy surface that I don't need to be overly careful with, and saw it at the Geffrye Museum. I likje the idea of designing /having something unique designed as well.

I had marmoleum in a house we left within the last ten years - tbh I wouldn't use it again. Yes, it does look lovely! And it's nice to be able to invent your own design, also the manufacturing process and base materials were interesting to us/more Eco friendly than other floorings. BUT once it gets scruffy, scratched etc it starts to look very shabby very quickly.

You can keep it nice if you use the liquid polish they sell you - but you have to physically remove ie scrub off the old layer and recoat, removing all furniture whilst you do so. Ours was in a big kitchen with a day room/ play room off it, major undertaking and two days work. Naturally I didn't do it often! And so the floor quickly became scratched and scuffed and looked horrible with dirt in the scratches I couldn't remove.

Too high maintenance for me I'm afraid.

We've had ours for 12 years. looks as good as new, and all I do is clean it with whatever cleaner is on offer at the shops! No scratches or scuffs, its' in our kitchen/breakfast room. Love it!

I've got marmoleum in my bathroom. It's ten years old, has never had any maintenance and looks as good as when it was laid. Never had any problem with scuffs or scratches.

Ooh, very mixed reviews!

The stuff at the Geffreye Museum has been there more than 10 years & looked good, which was what got me thinking...

Thanks all!

Apparently the new stuff doesn't have the problem moondog mentioned, as it has a new, different topcoat already applied as part of the manufacturing process. You can then use the polish but it is just wipe on wipe off so much less faff. I am just about to have it laid in my new kitchen extension and I think it is brilliant stuff, lovely and silky underfoot.

My mum has it in her utility and loo and it's still in fab nick. It's been down 16 years! She has never used the polish, just mopped it.

I considered loads of flooring types and was going to go with £££ poured resin, but I kept thinking I wish they did marmoleum not in just those typical colours like mottled royal blue, red etc because that would be perfect. Then I found out that they now do loads of new colours and textures from solid non marbled ultra modern Walton Uni in various architectural greys, through very low key marbling (Fresco) to normal marbled but in loads of new neutral colours, with earth/concrete/nature inspirations. When laid ours will look a bit like a dark polished concrete. We chose Marmoleum Real in Lava. It is lovely.