Thread: some advice needed.

Traditionally lino was put down on top of masonite that was glued and nailed to the subfloor
I'm not sure what is done these days

I predict that you will seriously regret a decision to use lino in the bedrooms.

You may want to ask this question in the Renovators forum, our sister forum, see link on our front page.

When I was young my mother went crazy on floor coverings, axminster through the living areas and vinyle tiles in the family room and kitchen. 3 boys and everything from dragging white goods across them and football boots, never a mark. I don't know what the brand was, probably expensive, but I have always remembered how durable they were. Not cold to walk on either, and glass doesn't break when dropped like ceramic tiles.

Personally I'd polish the timber and lay a good quality rug, but you know the first rule of marraige.

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Originally Posted by ian

I predict that you will seriously regret a decision to use lino in the bedrooms.

Originally Posted by damian

When I was young my mother went crazy on floor coverings, axminster through the living areas and vinyle tiles in the family room and kitchen. 3 boys and everything from dragging white goods across them and football boots, never a mark. I don't know what the brand was, probably expensive, but I have always remembered how durable they were. Not cold to walk on either, and glass doesn't break when dropped like ceramic tiles.

I wasn't so much thinking about vinyl or lino being cold underfoot, but more the daily need to sweep and/or mop the vinyl to keep dust under control

Thank you for your advice Ian and Damian we were leaning towards polishing the floors and putting some rugs down, we have polished floors in the kitchen, dining room and lounge room and they do look nice and it isn't hard to keep clean .