Re: Vinyl Flooring - good or bad????????

[Guest guest]

Barb,

I cannot tolerate any vinyl. Period. I had to find non-vinyl flooring

because by the time the odor goes away - with age or heat - the

vinyl becomes hard and begins cracking. Which means I need

new vinyl.

Some people can tolerate vinyl but not latext. A.dental hygienist I

used to go to had a latex allergy so she wore vinyl gloves. But I

was reactive to vinyl so what protected her harmed me. And what

protected me harmed her.

The solution was for her to wear vinyl for her protection, but wear

latex over them for my protection. We are all different and each

of us has to find what works and what doesn't - for ourself. Even

if we are the only one in the world who has that problem, that is

what we must discover and what we must do.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> I pulled up carpeting in my house and wood floors are not in good

> condition so I have been looking at vinyl flooring samples and notice

> samples have an odor and so now wondering...chemicals, odors...is that

> what I will have with wall to wall vinyl? I guess answer is obvious

> but perhaps someone else has done and odors doesn't last long???

>

>

[Guest guest]

Vinyl is BAD. Just bad-don't do it. Check out natural linoleum tiles

and make sure the glue they use is a non-toxic one-they are available.

Surella

Barb wrote:

> I pulled up carpeting in my house and wood floors are not in good

> condition so I have been looking at vinyl flooring samples and notice

> samples have an odor and so now wondering...chemicals, odors...is that

> what I will have with wall to wall vinyl? I guess answer is obvious

> but perhaps someone else has done and odors doesn't last long???

>

[Guest guest]

Interesting. It probably will be pretty bad because I have 800 sq ft

to cover, so if I notice the smell of small samples, I imagine the

house will be pretty smelly after 800 sq ft of it is laid!! I bought

an air bed that was smelly but I was able to leave it outdoors until it

didn't smell but won't be able to do that with flooring and no telling

how long it will take for odor to be gone. Back to the 'planning

board'.

--- In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...>

wrote:

>

> Barb,

>

> I cannot tolerate any vinyl. Period.

[Guest guest]

Linoleum would be good but I'm not considering anything that needs glue

to put down since it is temporary flooring. I might have to consider

large area rug even though I had hoped to do without carpeting. Maybe

those will smell also?

--- In , " surellabaer " <surellabaer@...>

wrote:

>

> Vinyl is BAD. Just bad-don't do it. Check out natural linoleum tiles

> and make sure the glue they use is a non-toxic one-they are available.

> Surella

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Vinyl is BAD. Just bad-don't do it. Check out natural linoleum tiles

> > and make sure the glue they use is a non-toxic one-they are available.

> > Surella

>

[Guest guest]

Try Marmoleum, it is a natural product - my nose is broken so I can't be sure

about the smell

but I had no reaction to it.

Jackie

> > I pulled up carpeting in my house and wood floors are not in good

> > condition so I have been looking at vinyl flooring samples and notice

> > samples have an odor and so now wondering...chemicals, odors...is that

> > what I will have with wall to wall vinyl? I guess answer is obvious

> > but perhaps someone else has done and odors doesn't last long???

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks This is a good suggestion.

Does anyone have any ideas for ***stairs? Hard flooring on stairs

seems may be more slippery and dangerous. My pets are slipping around

on them. Is there anything people have used on stairs they are happy

with? Low pile synthetic carpet or runner or other ideas? Thanks

--- In , " Jackie " <jackiedevries@...>

wrote:

>

> Try Marmoleum, it is a natural product - my nose is broken so I can't

be sure about the smell

> but I had no reaction to it.

>

> Jackie

>