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Jute Rug Backing

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  1. Editor's Picks: Gorgeous "Green" Carpets

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    … biodegradable, from the 100 percent natural wool used for the face fiber to the 100 percent natural rubber adhesive used to hold the jute rug backing in place. Get It: McKinley Snowfield, $35-45 per square yard, www.earthweave.com

  2. Flooring Materials Buying Guide

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    … wood or cork powder, resins, pigments, and other materials combined with linseed oil. This mixture is pressed onto a jute backing . The material cures for two to three weeks before it can be shipped for installation. Style pointers This flooring consists …

  3. Green Building

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    … percent natural and sustainable. Natural linoleum: Made from linseed oil, cork, pine resins, and natural pigments on a jute backing , true linoleum (not the vinyl flooring that became known generically as "linoleum") will last for decades. Natural …

  4. Earth-Friendly Building Materials

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    … kitchen floor rather than vinyl. Real linoleum is made from biodegradable linseed oil, pine rosins, and wood flour on a jute backing . In other rooms, choose wood floors or carpet made of wool and sisal, a natural grasslike fiber. Structural Insulated …

  5. Environmentally Friendly Building and Remodeling Materials

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    … from Forbo and Armstrong) is real linoleum -- made from biodegradable linseed oil, pine rosins, and wood flour on a jute backing . Recycled products are filling the market faster than aluminum cans at a sporting event. Look for rubber and polymer roofing …

  6. How to Clean Resilient Floors

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    … Linoleum is made from linseed oil, resin, cork, limestone, and wood flour mixed with pigments and then rolled onto a jute backing . Expect to pay more for linoleum than for typical sheet vinyl; the long wear and design possibilities can be worth the …

  7. Porch Floor Fixup

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    … including linseed oil, rosin (tapped from pine trees), finely ground limestone, wood flour, organic pigments, and jute backing . As a bonus, gradual oxidation of the linseed oil in linoleum acts as a natural bactericide. Linoleum is also antistatic …

  8. Earth-Friendly Building and Remodeling Materials

    Stories

    … kitchen floor rather than vinyl. Real linoleum is made from biodegradable linseed oil, pine rosins, and wood flour on a jute backing . Choose wood floors or carpet made of wool and sisal, a natural grasslike fiber. Structural Insulated Panels are gaining …

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