has anyone used the forbo tiles, my work has a stand in and they've had a couple complaints in, i did a kitchen the other week, 5 sheets of 6mm ply and 5 boxes of the stuff, then the week after my boss came to me and said the woman wasn't happy, but he said there was a rep coming up because it was the tiles that was at fault, i've never seen it since hes told me so i'm not sure, just it's one of them things that keep annoying me in the back of my head because i know i made a good job of it, :x
I have had problems with these, were the tiles jute back or the fibre glass backed ones. Forbo stopped making the tiles in jute back because they were unstable unless installed within 24 hrs of manufacture, it was disscovered once the tiles were cut from the sheet the jute became less stable causing the tiles to shrink and expand at inconsistant rates. There is one company that still cuts them from the sheet I won't mention them but I'm sure we all know who they are, I did a kitchen last year using their tiles and about 6 months later they started to peak and tent up at the edges. I expressed my concerns before the installation with the boss as they had been sitting in the shop for 4 days before I laid them, he just brushed it off and said they should ok but they weren't, he sent me back to address the problem which I did and charged him accordingly which he tried to get out of but I didn't let him as I knew they were wrong and told him to speak to Forbo technical if he didn't believe me. After this I told him never to buy those again I know cost wise they are cheaper but cheaper in this case is not good sense. I have done many of the fibre glass backed ones with no problems, and being a master mechanic of Lino I do know my stuff when it comes to Lino the Forbo course is a must for anyone who wants and does Lino. Heres a bit of history for you all I stripped out a doctors surgery recently old carpet then hardboard and under the hardboard was Lino patterns I'd never seen before took pictures and the manufacture date on the back was 1868 I have no idea when it was installed or when it was covered over but it look beautifull all it needed was a good clean up and sealing.
Jay I've only laid Marmoleom once years a go no problem fitting it scribing it the problem was welding it, had to weld it every meter and then trim when it was warm when cold the weld came out, must be a knack at it! Steve.
Pain in bum to weld, best with 2 people, one welding an other person taking off. Or weld in lendths of about 2 ft
Welding Lino is another story all together the key to welding this stuff is a good grove by that I mean a tight seam and then a good dish shaped grove I invested in a TurboGrover $2000 from the US its twice as quick as the electric grovers leaves no mess and goes all the way to the wall plus it will also do curves super easy. Its also worth investing in the Mozart cutter for skriving off the weld the blade is much thiner has a built in swivel saddle, and because the blade is so thin and very flexible it works a treat, I have managed to weld 70lm seams and skrive them of after they have cooled right down.
Are you sure cause it says desk top was the baking a white mesh or was it a kind of string jute mesh. And what adhesive was used, and were they accliamatised. Lino is a natural product and ticks all the boxes for green I seem to be doing more and more these days mostly self cove.
414 Euroflex Lino Plus Low solvent, moisture resistant adhesive for linoleum sheet and tiles that was the glue i used, and no, the company i work for its, thats the job, the tiles are in the shed, go do the job...nice... :roll:
Well the Adhesive is the right one and a very good one, but as for the tiles being in the shed and go and get on with it not the right attitude when it comes to Lino, its a natural product that needs to be treated in that way and requires a completly different discipline when it comes to installing and storage.
