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Ryland · 12-03-09, 11:02 AM

I've installed stuff like that before and it's pretty nice, I've also been told that you don't really have any options after the 15-20 year finish wears off of it, this is not completely true! a friend of mine has some that was installed in the late 1960's that was looking pretty rough, we scrubbed it with soap and water then took a steam carpet vac and sucked all the crud out of the cracks, repeated until it looked clean, then finished it with a water based polyurethane floor finish, that was about 3 years ago, with kids and a dog and it still looks great.
Cork is nice for areas that you plan to stand alot, like kitchens, because it has some give.

12-03-09, 11:02 AM	#3
Ryland Master EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Western Wisconsin. Posts: 913 Thanks: 127 Thanked 82 Times in 71 Posts	I've installed stuff like that before and it's pretty nice, I've also been told that you don't really have any options after the 15-20 year finish wears off of it, this is not completely true! a friend of mine has some that was installed in the late 1960's that was looking pretty rough, we scrubbed it with soap and water then took a steam carpet vac and sucked all the crud out of the cracks, repeated until it looked clean, then finished it with a water based polyurethane floor finish, that was about 3 years ago, with kids and a dog and it still looks great. Cork is nice for areas that you plan to stand alot, like kitchens, because it has some give.