Marmoleum Real Linoleum

A few years ago I was able to score a bargain on a full roll of Marmoleum Real Linoleum.

It is a specialty product that vintage Airstream restorers like to use as a premier flooring material.

The roll is about 180-feet long and 6 1/2-feet wide.  Certainly an ample amount of flooring and an exquisite find for a good price.  It is exciting to finally get to use this product.

 The whole roll weighed a ton and was hard to maneuver into position for cutting.

With my ingenuity I was able to succeed.

Cutting the linoleum was daunting.  

I did not want to make any mistakes during installation.

Measure 3 times and then measure once more before cutting.  

This linoleum is too thick to cut with a utility knife. 

Tin snips worked well and offered better control.

 A good felt-backed linoleum glue was used to hold the linoleum in place.

The luan flooring preparation worked out great.

The trailer is 25-feet long inside and the resulting piece of linoleum is quite large.

Much time was spent making exact measurements. It was important to hold the linoleum in place when maneuvering the piece for glueing.  The cement block was a good helping hand.

Once this large 25-feet long by 6 1/2-feet wide piece was glued down, more had to be cut to fill the remaining 7-inch space along the side.  This product is designed to be welded or fused together to hide the seam between the pieces.  However, in this case all the seams will be covered over by cabinets, benches, bathtub or closets.  Glueing without welding will be most adequate.

After the entire floor was finally glued down, a rented linoleum roller was used to smooth out the flooring and make sure the glue made good adhesion.

 A big floor to work with.

Lots of critical measurements made for a good outcome.

I was very happy with the end result.  A professional looking floor!

I have a lot of linoleum left over for the next project that my wife says will not be happening!