Anybody in Archinect land know of an affordable, good modular vinyl or other heavy durable flooring system out there that does not have some terrible faux wood or stone surface?
There was this great product called "Modularity Tiles" that let you swap out a few different shapes and had a great modern color palette...
Unfortunately it has been discontinued and I cannot find anything like it out there. The closest thing I have found is Johsonite which is much less flexible and has a linoleum type fiber appearance (not sure why since it's not organic).
If anybody has any tips, I would be very grateful. The application is in a kitchen of a rental where I am trying to coordinate some cool accent colors and going pretty graphic on things.
BTW, it has only been 12 years since my last architectural project and probably 6 years since my last post on this great site... Feels good to be back!
-Patrick
Miles Jaffe
Oct 10, 14 9:58 am
Linoleum is the green choice. Vinyl sucks.
homeostatic
Oct 10, 14 2:52 pm
Respectfully, I think vinyl is a sustainable material if it is durable. Biodegradability is just one criterion in green architecture.
However, I would be open to linoleum or marmoleum if the color and modularity was right. Those are my main criteria.
homeostatic
Oct 11, 14 6:01 pm
Real shame that these type of flooring systems seem to be on the decline. A few Swedish linoleum type products (very green) I knew from early 2000s are all off the market now.
On the other hand, cement tile is now available in plentiful variety.
BobbyNaylor
Oct 21, 14 3:55 am
You can check out at carpetinmotion online site to get the type of tiles you want as there you will get varieties of options.
homeostatic
Oct 21, 14 1:46 pm
Thanks for the tip... but I did not see their color options. I saw a lot of faux stone and wood finishes which I don't want. I just want vinyl being vinyl. :)
Hey everybody,
Anybody in Archinect land know of an affordable, good modular vinyl or other heavy durable flooring system out there that does not have some terrible faux wood or stone surface?
There was this great product called "Modularity Tiles" that let you swap out a few different shapes and had a great modern color palette...
Unfortunately it has been discontinued and I cannot find anything like it out there. The closest thing I have found is Johsonite which is much less flexible and has a linoleum type fiber appearance (not sure why since it's not organic).
If anybody has any tips, I would be very grateful. The application is in a kitchen of a rental where I am trying to coordinate some cool accent colors and going pretty graphic on things.
BTW, it has only been 12 years since my last architectural project and probably 6 years since my last post on this great site... Feels good to be back!
-Patrick
Linoleum is the green choice. Vinyl sucks.
Respectfully, I think vinyl is a sustainable material if it is durable. Biodegradability is just one criterion in green architecture.
However, I would be open to linoleum or marmoleum if the color and modularity was right. Those are my main criteria.
Real shame that these type of flooring systems seem to be on the decline. A few Swedish linoleum type products (very green) I knew from early 2000s are all off the market now.
On the other hand, cement tile is now available in plentiful variety.
You can check out at carpetinmotion online site to get the type of tiles you want as there you will get varieties of options.
Thanks for the tip... but I did not see their color options. I saw a lot of faux stone and wood finishes which I don't want. I just want vinyl being vinyl. :)