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What is the 'greenest' type of floor?
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I'm trying to choose what to put on our bathroom floor. How did any of your get on with your cork floors? I liked the idea of bamboo but have heard problems of it in bathrooms. Also considering reclaimed hard wood. Anybody got any more ideas/advice?The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0
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I looked at cork for my bathroom and hall but couldn't find anything online that was cheap and didn't look orange. Can anyone recommend a cheap cork tile that would be more of a light oak than varnished pine colour?Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0
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I found a cork tile with a picture on the top for my bathroom from Harvey Maria. It's brilliant, it's like looking down on the water as you walk on the beach. It was a long time ago though and I'm not sure how green it was. If you google cork tile floors you get lots of lovely options, even for bathrooms.Well behaved women rarely make history.0
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What about lino? The real stuff not vinyl. It is made from linseed oil and chalk and stuff (brain not awake yet) is fantastically hard wearing and lasts for decades. Ours is going strong after 10 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinoleumPut the kettle on.0 -
We've been contemplating this issue too, as we are shortly to replace our falling to bits, many times 'make-do & mended' old kitchen with a new one. We decided the best thing to do with our floor was not to replace it. It is laid with old terracotta tiles......to call them quarry tiles may be to big them up too much as they are not like the uber-posh ones you see in magazines....but they are all in one piece, functional, relatively easy to clean without resorting to much in the way of chemical assistance, so we've decided to keep them, which will save money too.2025's challenges: 1) To fill our 10 Savings Pots to their healthiest level ever
2) To read 100 books (36/100) 3) The Shrinking of Foxgloves 5.9kg/30kg
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Alison_Funnell wrote: »What about lino? The real stuff not vinyl. It is made from linseed oil and chalk and stuff (brain not awake yet) is fantastically hard wearing and lasts for decades. Ours is going strong after 10 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum
Yes i'd agree. The main type i know is 'Marmoleum' made by Forbo in Scotland.
http://www.marmoleum.co.uk/default.aspx?menuid=277
Comes in tiles or sheet. We had it fitted in kitchen and bathoom, then did rest of hallway and landing. It feels warm underfoot, is hard wearing (although it can be damaged by knives or sharp heavy objects ), there are lots of colours which you can combine in your own design if use tiles ,and is very aethetically pleasing. You can also get nice design elements (like a compass) or patterned edges. Not cheap and needs expert fitting and a very flat surface - John Lewis do.0
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