I recently purchased a house built in 1948. Under the
kitchen carpet (Why would anyone carpet a kitchen?) that was
glued to a layer of peel and press tiles, was the original
linoleum floor. Most of it is in pretty good shape, and I
like the look, plus I'm hemmoraging money so I'd like to
keep it for at least a year or so. I've heard I can
refinish it with linseed oil, but I haven't been able to get
specifics about prep, application, and so forth. If anybody
has experience on this stuff, please share!
Thanks very much.
Stuart
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> writes:
>"Stuart Wheaton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>> (Why would anyone carpet a kitchen?)
>
>It became somewhat popular in the '70s when Indoor/Outdoor carpeting became
>available.
I asked my landlord the same question-- he said "it seemed like a
good idea at the time". But he's been removing it from any unit
he renovates.
>My guess is that the marketing department got a silver star for
>selling that idea...
How exactly did they sell it? The drawbacks seem pretty obvious
to me.
Ron Bean asks:
>>It became somewhat popular in the '70s when Indoor/Outdoor carpeting became
>>available.
>
>I asked my landlord the same question-- he said "it seemed like a
>good idea at the time". But he's been removing it from any unit
>he renovates.
>
>>My guess is that the marketing department got a silver star for
>>selling that idea...
>
>How exactly did they sell it? The drawbacks seem pretty obvious
>to me.
They sold it as "washable," which it is, outdoors where you can scrub in a
cleaner and hose it off. Not the hot set up in your average kitchen or throne
room, unless there are no splashers in the house.
Charlie Self
"The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the
exercise of his mind." Jacques Barzun
"Stuart Wheaton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> (Why would anyone carpet a kitchen?)
It became somewhat popular in the '70s when Indoor/Outdoor carpeting became
available. My guess is that the marketing department got a silver star for
selling that idea, a gold star for getting people to put it in bathrooms. I
cannot imagine having it around the toilet.
Ed