Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>from (Steve Pope) contains these words:
[ linoleum ]
>> You have to keep it waxed, forever.
> Nope. You don't need to wax it, ever. I never did. The material
>itself, is totally waterproof and non absorbent and requires no
>additional finishing. Friends of ours have a linoleum kitchen floor laid
>around 25 yrs ago, in a farmhouse with all that tramps in on boots. It's
>never been waxed and is still like new.
Interesting, I had always heard linoleum should always be waxed.
It's tough stuff, and I could see it lasting quite awhile even
without waxing.
Steve