My boyfriend and I are huge advocates for Marmoleum - actually his co-workers tease him about his enthusiasm! We're currently building a green home in Vermont, and are planning on using Marmoleum (regular, not Click) for the kitchen and bathroom floors, as well as our desk surfaces and countertops. We love the colors, the durability, and the environmental profile!

We already have a few pieces of furniture in our home which use Marmoleum surfaces - my boyfriend's woodworker father made us a spectacular dining table which incorporates it on top. The table has a reclaimed vintage steel base and ebonized walnut edging, and expands with two leaves in the middle. Pictures here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albopix/842454460/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albopix/841583731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albopix/842452780/

In addition to that, we have two stereo cabinets that he made over 10 years ago that still look brand-new.

The linoleum we grew up with was dull and definitely not made from linseed oil, wood flour, rosin, jute, and limestone.

If you grew up with true linoleum, that's exactly what it was made from. The definition of linoleum is a floor covering made from linseed oil with wood flour and other additives, on a canvas or jute backing.

It's possible that it just wasn't properly maintained, thus the dullness. More likely, your childhood home had vinyl sheet flooring, which gets called "linoleum" but isn't.

We've had vintage linoleum in the past, and it is tough stuff! Your Marmoleum should last well past the point at which you're utterly sick of the color or pattern.

SisterRae the table is truly beautiful! Lucky you!

but does this stuff really click into place? i looked into it when it first came out and called a flooring store. the guy told me it still needed to be glued and rolled like regular marmoleum. anyone have any first-hand experience installing it?

How practical is this flooring for an apt: cost wise, installation, and is there a chance of post-removal damage to subflooring?

Click is everything you can imagine: we put it in our kitchen last summer and love it. It is warm and sharp looking, and was so, so easy to put in and immediately use. All you need is to be able to cut a straight line with a saw. The old "measure twice, cut once" is wise, because the Click is pricey. But it need NO care--we have 3 dogs, and cleanup is a breeze. Nothing yet has left a stain.
Now we are putting it in 2 bedrooms and hall; the living room and dining room are next. We should buy stock in the company!
Actually, I am not exaggerating to say that it is fun to install. No, NO gluing. Just click, period. Of course, then you have to install base and quarter round. Go for it; you'll love it.

greenhome (or anyone) I just ordered a bunch of click panels but did not order spacers, wedges or tension bar - did you use any of these to install your floor. Actually I can't tell if you installed panels or squares.

thanks

I'm afraid I'm going to have to disagree with everyone about how wonderful marmoleum click is. I just installed it in my kitchen about a month ago and I must say I'm extremely disappointed in it's performance.

First off, the floor got a deep gouge in it when we slid the stove into place. We slid it ontop of a mover's pad, but something sharp must have gotten underneath it and scratched the floor. Calls by my installer to the local marmoleum rep about how to buff out such a scratch went unanswered. A week later we got another deep gouge while installing the dishwasher. In both instances we were trying to be extremely carful to protect the floor and i was quite disappointed that it was so delicate to have scratched anyway. I have no idea where this second scratch even came from since after the first one happened we lifted and carried the dishwasher into place.

Today I just spent an hour or so crawling around on the floor trying to get it cleaned up. From that perspective it shows a web of smaller (albeit largely invisible from standing height) scratches, it made me realize just how soft the material is. I also have several large scuffs which appear to be from tennis shoes, and a couple of dull patches from where I used the green scritch portion of a mop to remove a stuck stain. Neither the marmoleum cleaner or the top finish removed the scuffs or dull spots. I was shocked by this. It's a floor after all for gods sake! If you can't walk on it in shoes without leaving permanent marks it gets a big fat FAIL.

This afternoon I had some success buffing out these scuffs and dull spots with automotive polishing compound, but it takes quite a bit of elbow grease, and it's not something I want to be doing regularly. Also in the course of this project I noticed a couple of large drip shaped shiny spots that I can't seem to remove with anything. Again, I'm not sure what this substance is, some kind of cooking oil? Whatever it is it's sunk in and can't be buffed out. These are definitely viewable from standing height.

My only hope now is that the floor gets marred up so thoroughly that none of the myriad individual defects stand out. I'm disappointed by all of this, and genuinely surprised! I've seen several older marmoleum floors that look much better than my brand new click floor. I'm wondering if the factory installed "wear layer" on the stuff is more of a curse than a blessing. Also the "no returns" policy, from forbo, even for unopened boxes, is absurd. That says about all you need to know about what they think of their customers and how they support their product. I should have heeded the warning bells in my head when I learned of that and stayed the hell away, and I urge you to do just that with Marmoleum click. Stay the hell away!