[SustainableTompkins] Floor covering material

[Bethany Schroeder]

As for bamboo, I understand the flooring outfit on Rte 13 at Hanshaw 
carries and installs it.

Bethany

Thomas Shelley wrote:
>>  I can't use stone, slate, tile, or wood in the room in question and need
>> something less than 1/8 inch thick.)
> 
> 
> Dear Maura and Friends--How about bamboo?  It's a renewable resource and I 
> think you can get it manufactured as a comparatively thin sheet material 
> for flooring.  Talk to a couple of big flooring stores or look on line.
> 
> Also try 
> http://www.greenresourcecenter.org/MaterialSheetsWord/NaturalLinoleum.pdf 
> which claims to be a natural linoleum product.
> 
> For additional information see 
> http://www.blackriverfloors.com/category29/Linoleum-Planks/?gclid=CLHn3P7UtY8CFSBMGgods3ObdA
> 
> Gee... Maybe I just did the Web search for you??   As a chemist and safety 
> geek by profession, it's hard to imagine anything harmful coming off the 
> natural linoleum product as described.  Depends  upon the adhesive you 
> would be using, perhaps.  Some adhesives have VOCs that could be harmful if 
> you used them in an occupational manner, but for a one-time application, 
> once the adhesive is cured and the VOC component(s) have off-gassed, there 
> should be no residual problems.  Ask for a MSDS for all of the products you 
> buy and check out the health effects of the hazardous components of each 
> product.  Mastic is a mostly or all natural adhesive that is safe to use 
> compared to some of the more synthetic petro-based adhesives.  My 
> $.02.  Good luck with your flooring project and feel free to ask me more 
> questions if you need to do so.  Tom
> 
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