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  Linoleum Flooring by Armstrong
Genuine linoleum, not to be confused with vinyl, is a classic, invented nearly 150 years ago and still completely relevant today.
Linoleum releases a harmless odor (from the linseed oil) when it is first installed, much like that of a freshly painted room.
New linoleum sometimes has a yellow cast on the surface, called a "drying room film" that is a natural effect created by the floor's composition.
www.armstrong.com /resflram/na/home/en/us/flooring-buyers-guide-linoleum.html   (315 words)

  
  Linoleum Flooring
Linoleum is highly durable resilient flooring made from natural materials, a mixture of linseed oil, wood flour, and pine resin, which is pressed onto a jute-fiber backing.
Linoleum flooring is made by mixing pine resin, wood flour, and powdered cork with oxidized linseed oil, which is formed into sheets on a jute backing.
Linoleum is more expensive than vinyl, but offers performance that is in many ways superior: linoleum lasts for decades (reducing cost and waste), is inherently anti-static (inhibiting dust accumulation), and is anti-bacterial.
www.ecoact.org /Programs/Green_Building/green_Materials/linoleum.htm   (528 words)

  
 Sage Learning Center: 09655 Linoleum
Patented in 1860, linoleum was the most popular kitchen flooring and countertop material in the 1930s and 1940s.
Linoleum is made from linseed oil (from flax seed), ground cork or wood flour, and plant resins — all renewable resources.
Linoleum is available in a variety of colors, both solid and marbleized patterns.
www.greensage.com /SLCP-FLOORING/SLCPlinoleum.htm   (330 words)

  
 Jennifer Ranger, Jennifer Earle, Nasrin Asadi: "Linoleum Flooring"
Linoleum remained a practical flooring choice for some commercial applications, where durability and longevity were priorities, but it virtually disappeared from the residential market.
Linoleum is not recommended for installations below grade, where dampness in the concrete sub floor may be an issue, nor does the manufacturer for use in bathrooms recommend it.
Linoleum comes from the factory with a thin coat of factory-applied sealer that needs to be supplemented with 2 or 3 coats of polish applied a few days after installation.
www.caroun.com /Research/Architecture/LinoleumFlooring.html   (1683 words)

  
 Linoleum Flooring by Armstrong
Genuine linoleum, not to be confused with vinyl, is a classic, invented nearly 150 years ago and still completely relevant today.
Linoleum releases a harmless odor (from the linseed oil) when it is first installed, much like that of a freshly painted room.
New linoleum sometimes has a yellow cast on the surface, called a "drying room film" that is a natural effect created by the floor's composition.
www.bruce.com /resflram/na/home/en/us/flooring-buyers-guide-linoleum.html   (315 words)

  
 Armstrong Brings Back Linoleum, Renewing a 140 Year old Tradition (TreeHugger)
The original linoleum flooring, developed in the late 1800's, was an English inventor's blend of linseed oil...hence the "lin" in linoleum...finely divided plant materials like cork or wood powder, and jute backing.
Linoleum was displaced by various asphalt and vinyl flooring composites beginning in the late 1950's.
TreeHugger provided earlier coverage of the linoleum brand called "Marmoleum", which is made in Pennsylvania for the British firm Forbo-Nairn.
www.treehugger.com /files/2005/05/armstrong_bring_1.php   (2312 words)

  
 Linoleum Flooring
Linoleum is fully biodegradable and does not release harmful substances or gases such as chlorine and dioxins.
Linoleum’s natural bactericidal and anti-static properties reduce the presence of dust and dirt and the subsequent growth of household mites and/or bacteria.
Linoleum floors are very durable usually lasting 25 to 40 years thus reducing cost per year and the floors impact on the environment.
www.greenfloors.com /HP_Linoleum_Index.htm   (1347 words)

  
 Linoleum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Linoleum is a definite "green" product; biodegradable and made of all natural materials consisting of linseed oil, cork, wood flour, rosin binders, dry pigments, mixed and calendared onto natural jute backing.
Provide homogeneous sheet linoleum consisting of all natural materials consisting of linseed oil, cork, wood flour, rosin binders, dry pigments, mixed and calendared onto natural jute backing, with pattern and color extending throughout the total thickness of material.
Expose installed linoleum to either natural or artificial light to allow “drying” (the yellow film is a natural occurrence of the oxidation of the linseed oil in linoleum products) on installed linoleum flooring to disappear prior to initiating temporary protection procedures.
www.designcoalition.org /orders/ecospecs/DIV09/Linoleum.htm   (942 words)

  
 Hometips: Linoleum Flooring
Although linoleum floors are often mistaken for vinyl flooring, and vice versa, linoleum is actually a significantly different material.
Linoleum is made from natural linseed oil, plant resins, wood fiber, and powdered limestone--all compressed onto a layer of jute.
Linoleum is sold both in rolls that are 6 or 12 feet wide and in 12-inch-square tiles.
www.hometips.com /cs-protected/guides/flooring/linoleum.html   (310 words)

  
 linoleum. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
In inlaid linoleum the pattern is built up from the base in the colors of the design and is therefore permanent.
Linoleum is made in several thicknesses and in the form of tiles.
Although large amounts of linoleum are still produced, other materials such as vinyl are now more widely used as floor coverings.
www.bartleby.com /65/li/linoleum.html   (166 words)

  
 Nova Linoleum Flooring Wholesale From Owen Carpet
Linoleum was invented in England in 1863 by Frederick Walton who came up with the name linoleum; a sustainable, natural product, from the Latin name, linum, which means flax, and oleum, which means oil.
Linoleum does not absorb dust and because of that the maintenance of linoleum floor is easy and, therefore, does not cause allergies or create a risk to people who suffer from asthma or other respiratory diseases.
Linoleum is a thermal and sound insulator, which makes the floor warm and comfortable under foot.
www.owencarpet.com /nova_linoleum_flooring.htm   (304 words)

  
 linoleum
Linoleum tiles have a backing made of polyester and glass.
Linoleum was invented in England in 1860 by Frederick Walton.
In the early 20th century he invented a straight-line inlay machine which was able to produce patterned linoleum.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0033997.html   (275 words)

  
 Flax Council of Canada
Linoleum is a flooring that is manufactured by oxidizing linseed oil to form a thick mixture called linoleum cement.
Linoleum shows superiority where environment plays a large part in the choice of flooring; you’ll find linoleum in prestigious educational facilities, in hospitals and government buildings all over the world.
Linoleum is biodegradable and does not release harmful gases or toxins into the air as it breaks down.
www.flaxcouncil.ca /english/index.php?p=industrial3&mp=industrial   (501 words)

  
 Linoleum | World of Invention
Linoleum is a smooth-surfaced floor covering made from linseed oil, gums, and resins applied to a felt or burlap backing.
Linoleum's resistance to wear, easy cleaning, and affordability made it an extremely popular floor covering for many years.
After that, plastic floor coverings eclipsed linoleum because of their greater resistance to moisture and chemicals, and the great variety of pattern and color they offered.
www.bookrags.com /research/linoleum-woi   (354 words)

  
 Linoleum Makes A Comeback - Popular Mechanics
Today's Linoleum is made at a plant in Germany and imported into the United States, folks from the company told us during a recent visit.
Improvements to Linoleum's formulation mean that it's easier to care for than its predecessor, but it still needs to be polished.
Linoleum is made out of linseed oil, saw dust, powdered cork and ground limestone, resins, drying agents and pigments.
www.popularmechanics.com /home_improvement/smart_consumer/1274921.html   (778 words)

  
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Removing old linoleum or vinyl is generally quite difficult because wood, a common subfloor, is porous, thus absorbing the adhesives.
Use a hammer to tap a stiff putty knife or brick chisel under the linoleum to break it loose.
To remove the linoleum and subfloor together, drill a hole through the floor to determine how thick the plywood is. Set the saw blade to cut just 1/8 inch deeper and cut away a section of flooring on one side of the room.
www.improvenet.com /adviceandresources/articleslibrary/jeff_williams_linoleum.html   (943 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Linoleum: Books: Jane Powell   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Linoleum is a flooring product made of natural materials, including linseed oil, resins, wood flour, cork, limestone, and jute fabric.
Linoleum is also about the rebirth of authentic linoleum flooring in the past couple of decades, and the hope for a future in which linoleum receives the long overdue respect it has always deserved.
While linoleum has become a generic term for a particular kind of floor covering, it's not the same as vinyl and has a long history as a popular residential and commercial use.
www.amazon.ca /Linoleum-Jane-Powell/dp/1586853031   (792 words)

  
 Linoleum floor covering - Patent 6831023
Therefore such a linoleum floor covering cannot be used in rooms, the floor covering of which must have a certain electrical leakage resistance, such as, for example, in operating rooms of hospitals, laboratories, and computer rooms.
DE 3416 573 and WO 99/10592 concern electrically conductive floor coverings based on linoleum which through addition of at least one derivative of imidazol, imidazolin, benzixnidazol, or morpholin or a cation-active compound of the same is made electrically conductive or is antistatically equipped.
Preferably the chemical additive is worked into the linoleum raw mass in a quantity of 0.5% to 15% by weight, more preferably in a quantity of 4% to 10% by weight in relation to the total weight of the linoleum mass of the wear layer.
www.freepatentsonline.com /6831023.html   (3760 words)

  
 Linoleum
Cities Linoleum often categorized in opposition to the tops of chair legs or between stretchers to form the seat.
It was not, in fact, until the 19th century, Linoleum steam-driven machinery made cheap wood-based paper Linoleum in the Gothic era, the chest became widespread an was established in 1886 under the work surface diminished in size as office rents rose, and the powder tray and 18th centuries.
Hence in some chair designs, the armrest is not continuous to the Linoleum of the personal computer and its printer and other documents were now too numerous to get these permissions Europe, Asia and part of out-of-home media also seats in movie theaters, and pictures of benches with and without arm rests.
hometown.aol.de /furn2t/linoleum.html   (653 words)

  
 Linoleum Summary
Good quality linoleum is sufficiently flexible to be used in buildings in which more rigid material (such as ceramic tile) would crack.
In 1864 he formed the Linoleum Manufacturing Company and by 1869 the factory in Staines, England was exporting to Europe and the United States.
Linoleum as a floor covering has been largely replaced with polyvinyl chloride, which has similar properties of flexibility and durability, but which has greater brightness and translucency and which is relatively less flammable.
www.bookrags.com /Linoleum   (764 words)

  
 Contractors.com » Article » Vinyl and Linoleum Flooring: They've Come a Long Way!
Although “linoleum” has been used as a generic term to refer to vinyl and linoleum floors, it is important to distinguish between the two, as there are significant differences.
Linoleum is made from linseed oil, which is derived from flax, and other natural, renewable resources such as rosin, wood, cork powder and pigments.
Linoleum floors should be dry-mopped, or mopped with a minimal amount of water and neutral detergents, unless it is waxed periodically with an acrylic sealer.
www.contractors.com /trade/vinyl_or_linoleum_sheet_flooring_or_tiles_install.html   (668 words)

  
 Conductive linoleum floor covering - Patent 6462123
The production of linoleum has been known for a long time and is carried out by first mixing all components such as linoleum cement, at least one filler and at least one coloring agent in a mixing unit, e.g., a kneader, rolling mill or extruder, to form a matrix that is as homogenous as possible.
To produce a one-colored linoleum covering, the mixed mass thus obtained is supplied to a rolling mill and, under pressure, at a temperature of typically 10.degree.
Since the linoleum floor covering sheets thus obtained still do not have adequate tensile strength and compressive strength, they are dried in a subsequent maturing process in maturing chambers at a temperature of about 40.degree.
www.freepatentsonline.com /6462123.html   (3348 words)

  
 Linoleum Flooring
The LinoleumStore.com is your one-stop shop for all your linoleum needs.
Forbo's Linoleum flooring is the perfect choice for your floor covering consideration.
The new linoleum "click" flooring make install a breeze.
www.linoleumstore.com   (92 words)

  
 Linoleum Boden - Bodenbeläge
Linoleum entsteht überwiegend aus natürlichen Rohstoffen, die nachwachsen oder in ausreichender Menge vorhanden sind.
Diese Rohstoffbasis erschließt sich den menschlichen Sinnen sofort.
Linoleum ist außerordentlich widerstandsfähig gegen Schmutz und Kratzer.
www.fussbodenverlegung-deichert.de /linoleum.htm   (320 words)

  
 Kitchens .com - Linoleum Kitchen Flooring
Linoleum is often confused with plastic vinyl because they both come in sheet form.
But vinyl is made from synthetics and linoleum from natural materials—it’s a felt or canvas coated with linseed oil, cork, and resins.
Linoleum kitchen flooring comes in plain or decorative patterns, including ones that resemble marble.
www.kitchens.com /quick-tips/linoleum-flooring.asp   (96 words)

  
 Natural Linoleum Flooring | Livingreen
Natural Linoleum is one of the "greenest" of flooring materials.
When compared to other flooring materials, linoleum's versatility in design and performance make it a natural choice.
Linoleum comes in many colors, along with various degrees of "marble" pattern, that can suit your needs in many areas of the home and office.
www.livingreen.com /greenproducts/flooring-linoleum.htm   (241 words)

  
 Linoleum and Vinyl Make a Comeback- FlooringKnowledge.com
As linoleum makes its comeback, many trade publications have given it rave reviews on its resurgence thanks to innovations and design options offered by linoleum manufacturers such as Forbo Industries, which holds more than 30% of the $40 million US market.
Linoleum is works well when used with traditional, all-natural, and mostly-wood type of designs.
Armstrong linoleum sports and exciting updated look with new designs that are totally original and represent a break with the traditional image of linoleum.
www.flooringknowledge.com /contents/?a=41&z=0   (629 words)

  
 Review | Linoleum by Jane Powell
Linoleum is one of those things that author Jane Powell thinks has been overlooked by the general public.
We learn the difference between linoleum, congoleum and marmoleum, and how manufacturers convinced America to get rid of their rugs and lay down rug-patterned lino instead.
Because of her obvious passion for the material, Powell has made linoleum fascinating.
www.januarymagazine.com /artcult/lino.html   (644 words)

  
 Linoleum Sheet Flooring
Linoleum has been a mainstay floor covering for over 100 years because it is one of the few products made from primarily natural raw materials.
Because linoleum is an organic product, its performance is enhanced by time, as exposure to air serves to harden and increase its durability, while remaining quiet and comfortable under foot.
The backing used for linoleum is made from spun jute fiber, grown primarily in India and Bangladesh, providing real economic contributions to these developing countries.
www.ecowise.com /product_info.php?products_id=178   (294 words)

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