Does anyone have a marmoleum or rubber floor? Would you recommend either?

[ColumboGoesBananas]

Thinking of this for when we redo our kitchen (in that imaginary future that makes DH roll his eyes but that provides me with a measure of harmless escapism).

So my question is, is this is good practical hardwearing family floor that scrubs up well, or is it a nightmare for marking etc.

i think ours is butter although it looks a bit paler than that irl

Ooh thank you Frogs. I think the OP should have that rather than rubber in her kitchen then.

as the children evolve dh and I are rapidly backtrackign on a tv in our bedrooms

we need a place to escape

Yes, we don't have one. We are still in the pious stage about it, but we often turn to each other whilst shivering above beautiful dark wooden floor and say 'wouldn't it be nice if we could watch this in bed.'

i have a portable in the kitchen

i take it upstairs when dh is away (like now)

bliss

100x, yes I think it is probably more durable than rubber. Rubber might be warmer for bathrooms, tho.

My friend and I were discussing separate bedrooms the other day. Whilst both fervently declaring how much we loved our dhs, we then said how civilized and lovely it would be to have our own boudoirs. With a telly, and daisy rubber flooring and open fires and huge thick shag pile carpets in the shape of hearts if we wanted them.

god its been rather blissful

wsa upstairs by 9pm, hot bath, various annoying beauty maintenance type things whilest watching Hollywoodland on tv

stretched out diagonally across the bed

yum

Yes, sounds divine.

Mine never goes anywhere. I pack the children off to bed at about 7.00 on any evening he is out.

I should have a morning-room I think. For correspondence. With plants, and china and comfortable sofas.

I am obsessed by private spaces I realize.

I realised that yesterday

also realised thats why I mumsnet

[analyses self]

Yes, agree.

Off the kitchen is a sort of room and then off that is the cupboard where I work. It is my own cupboard, and is green with bookshelves, and a high up window, like a prison cell. I am extremely fond of it.

AND I am going to have a door put on my cupboard. Well one door, cut in half, so it can open and close. And when the man who is going to make my door was here, he whispered to me 'would you like me to put a bolt on the inside, so you can lock it?'

And I nodded, fervently.

He was nice.

Right, must go and do things and stare out the window and imagine I have a morning room.

Rebecca had a morning room, for correspondence. It made a big impression on me. I mean I know she had an awful time in there because she didn't know how to write menus or anything, but still. A morning room. Imagine.

Meanwhile, the green cupboard with bolt will do.

Rebecca had a fab time

the SECOND mrs d had an awful tiem

wimp

I'd have corresponded the hell out of that desk

AND admired the china statue without smashing it

tit

LOL. I came back to say that. Of course, Rebecca knew every bloody menu under the sun. The second Mrs was a tit, and spent her time listening to conversations out the window didn't she.

Ha ha.

I would probably smash the statue I expect, but would put my feet up on the desk for sure.

oooh we about to get kitchen floor redone atm hideous chipped crapola ceramic tiles bleughhh

was going to go for v v nice laminate tile thingys
But am intrigued by this thread
We are redoing kitchen next year. Floor cannot wait as is dangerous for little hands and toes. Plus not a good look having your floor made safe with duct tape - orange of course.

So tell me more
Tell me about the
COST!

oh and I'm having F+B lime white cupboards YES I am

get them matt varnished (easier to clean0

[taps nose]

the cupboards?
right...
easy to clean
noted
good

taps finger...
why will no one tell me the cost [is it hideously bad]

We have marmoleum - a gorgeous dark orangey colour - in our kitchen and breakfast room. I love it, its wearing well and easy to keep clean. We had grey dalsouple before, the version with raised spots - dirt congregated itself around the raised bits, it was bloody awful and spent the last days of pregnancy number 2 rubbing it ferociously with with baby wipes - mopping was never enough.

Do figure in the cost of the fitting, as it is rather exorbitant. Also, we thought it would be not too expensive because we have such small floor space in our bathroom (think postage stamp) but it turns out if you want the dalsouple rubber (not the tiles) you have to get a certain (largish) amount. Agree about the raised disc look - in areas of high traffic, they don't seem to wear well if they are in a light colour. I think the slate dalsouples are nice in terms of texture if you are okay with dark.
The Marmoleum looks much easier care, but slightly less warm underfoot.

I have tiles in the kitchen and the conservatory (the sort of earthenware type, terracotta? something like that) We have wood in the hall and dining room and carpet elsewhere. I want to ditch the carpet and get wood everywhere.....am I mad?

I have a study, I am in it now, hiding from my children

'They did something funny with the fitting too so I had Forbo Nairn contractors out about three or fourt times to fix it - they should have just relaid it but they were too tight to do it. So no, I wouldn't recommend marmoleum.'

This is pretty much my experience too. A rubbish company if you have any problems, just not interested (although they did admit it was a manufacturing fault). I would never have it again.