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I am not posting the link because I want to have a debate about the causes of autism, especially because this seems like a case of correlation is not causation, but here ya go, linoleum in Sweden:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/link-between-autism-and-vinyl/

I think you mean to say vinyl. Linoleum is a totally natural.

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Anonymous wrote:

Also, I know there's a collection of DCUM Marmoleum haters who will show up soon. Definitely a more modern/Euro look than wood, so depends on the rest of your kitchen and house.

Euro look? I'm from Europe, and I have never seen it. Everyone has tile or wood.

I am not posting the link because I want to have a debate about the causes of autism, especially because this seems like a case of correlation is not causation, but here ya go, linoleum in Sweden:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/link-between-autism-and-vinyl/

I am not posting the link because I want to have a debate about the causes of autism, especially because this seems like a case of correlation is not causation, but here ya go, linoleum in Sweden:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/link-between-autism-and-vinyl/

I am not posting the link because I want to have a debate about the causes of autism, especially because this seems like a case of correlation is not causation, but here ya go, linoleum in Sweden:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/link-between-autism-and-vinyl/

Anonymous wrote:If you are focused on resale, definitely ceramic tile.

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Anonymous wrote:

Also, I know there's a collection of DCUM Marmoleum haters who will show up soon. Definitely a more modern/Euro look than wood, so depends on the rest of your kitchen and house.

Euro look? I'm from Europe, and I have never seen it. Everyone has tile or wood.

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Anonymous wrote:I've never heard someone say they wouldn't buy a kitchen with ceramic or porcelain tile. I'd go with that. Tile is pretty standard for a kitchen floor, especially if the house isn't open plan and you don't have the same hardwoods throughout the whole first floor.

You can put a rug in front of the sink for more comfort while washing dishes.

I hate tile/ceramic in a kitchen. I don't know that any kitchen floor would be a deal killer for me, since it's not a permanent flaw, but tile/ceramic would make me drop my offer the most.

We just discussed kitchen floors in another family-oriented internet forum I post in, and every person with tile said they hated theirs, both because it was painful to stand on and because everything shatters when dropped (or is so heavy it chips/breaks the tile). Preferences were split between wood, cork, and Marmoleum (mostly depending on the style of the rest of the house), but nobody wanted tile.

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Agreed, but spring for sheet Marmoleum and a specialized installer rather than the "click" planks. We used click and love our kitchen, but some of the seams are just slightly visible, and when we had a tiny leak from under the sink the nearby seam puffed up.

We investigated all of that and chose the glue down option. The cork on the click planks has the same water problem. It's ridiculous that they even offer that stuff for flooring. I think it's because it's much easier to install. As you said, the other glue down system requires a specialized installer (which we used for our bathroom). We could not be happier with the marmoleum floor in the bathroom. It is a sheet, so grout free and it is soooo easy to clean and has a perfect texture for bare feet (non slip).

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Anonymous wrote:

There needs to be a new, revolutionary, but luxe solution for kitchen floors (like the new finishes for appliances they are just starting to dabble into)

Marmoleum---which is a composite of linoleum and cork.

Agreed, but spring for sheet Marmoleum and a specialized installer rather than the "click" planks. We used click and love our kitchen, but some of the seams are just slightly visible, and when we had a tiny leak from under the sink the nearby seam puffed up. Now that the leak is fixed the seam is back to normal/invisible, but a continuous sheet would have been a lot safer in retrospect.

Also, I know there's a collection of DCUM Marmoleum haters who will show up soon. Definitely a more modern/Euro look than wood, so depends on the rest of your kitchen and house.

When I started looking for upgraded flooring options for the kitchen, I found a ton of people who wished they had just stayed with sheet vinyl. For that reason, I did not replace the kitchen floor and just stuck with the neutral color tile-look sheet vinyl we put in 12 years ago. People who walk through assume that it's tile (because it's neutral and they're not looking too closely.) Unlike any of the other solutions, it's waterproof, has very few seams, soft and warm to walk on, and durable for a high-traffic area. Seriously, consider Armstrong or Mannington and you'd be surprised how nice it looks.

Agreed, but spring for sheet Marmoleum and a specialized installer rather than the "click" planks. We used click and love our kitchen, but some of the seams are just slightly visible, and when we had a tiny leak from under the sink the nearby seam puffed up.