[Summit] kitchen flooring recommendation?

[Hope for Health]

Dear Monica,

Just one piece of advice - AVOID VINYL!
It is toxic from start (petroleum-based)
to finish (Think of stinky new shower curtains).
Below are a couple of links on "Why not vinyl"?

I have also provided some info about various natural 
floor coverings, plus links to more helpful websites.  
One includes cost and contractor info.  

                    WHY NOT VINYL?

SEE THE ANIMATED “SAM SUDS” CARTOON ON AVOIDING PVC, 
at www.samsuds.org or www.besafe.org   Poly Vinyl Chloride 
- PVC - is highly toxic, found in many household products, 
and  contains phthalates.)  This is a funny, short, informative 
video also available as a DVD for showing to groups.

“CANCER, CHEMICALS & HISTORY”
by JON WIENER, The Nation,  February 7, 2005
http://toxicsinfo.org/environment/CancerChemicalsAndHistory.htm  

Good luck with this!

Blessings,

Liberty G
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               GREEN BUILDING SUPPLY
www.greenbuildingsupply.com/Public/NaturalFlooring/index.cfm

Natural, Non-toxic, Green Flooring Products

   Natural flooring, non-toxic flooring, green flooring--are all environmentally friendly, and come from renewable resources, but they are not all the same.  At Green Building Supply, our natural flooring comes from name brand reliable sources that are FSC certified or approved by international associations dedicated to socially responsible trade practices.  In addition, they are reasonably priced, easy to install, and provide you with a wide selection of color and style for every room in the home or office.  To find which is the best green floor for you read this:  Finding the Best Green Floor. 

Natural Linoleum 
Made of linseed, cork, tree rosin, limestone, and jute. Lasts 40+ years. Biodegradeable, non-toxic, easy to maintain, anti-microbial, comes in a huge selection of fabulous colors, patterns, and borders. Use as flooring, countertops, and walls, for both residential and commercial applications. Much less expensive than hardwood flooring.

Bamboo Flooring
Elegant, versatile, very durable, stable, anti-microbial, and water resistant. Nail-down or floating floors both come prefinished with an aluminum oxide 25 year warranted topcoat.  Slightly less expensive than hardwood flooring.  Both engineered flooring and bamboo floating floors require underlayment made of either cork, synthetic latex, or recycled fibers.

Cork Flooring
 Cork comes directly from the bark of the Cork Oak tree and is layered with zero VOC finishes and no added urea formaldehyde adhesives. Cork is highly durable, comfortable, sound, and thermally insulating. Available in dozens of very rich colors. Use for flooring, walls, bulletin boards, underlayment. Costs about the same as hardwood flooring.

           OTHER INFO AND RESOURCE LINKS

www.costowl.com/home-improvement/flooring-linoleum-cost.html 

www.home-style-choices.com/linoleum-flooring.html 
www.greenerbuilding.org/buying_advice.php?cid=35
www.greenbuildingsupply.com/Public/NaturalFlooring/Marmoleum/index.cfm 
www.ecofriendlyflooring.com/linoleum_faq.html 
www.herc.org/hhc/What2Look4.html


--- On Tue, 10/5/10, Monica <monchace at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Monica <monchace at cox.net>
> Subject: [Summit] kitchen flooring recommendation?
> To: "Summit Neighborhood" <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 7:53 PM
>  Hello-  We're looking at hiring
> someone to replace the linoleum in our kitchen.
> Has anyone had a recent positive experience?
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> Monica
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