DIY & Home Improvement

for the porches on front and back and dealt with the turn of the last century flooring. Mostly, it was wide pine planks covered by layers of linoleum. Nobody wanted to scrape up the linoleum and it wasn't rigid enough for the asbestos tiles, so tiles weren't laid until the pliable plastic ones came out.

Houses built in the mid century had plywood underlayment, which was rigid enough for the asbestos tiles, so that's really what you've got to watch out for.

Personally, I liked the look and feel of linoleum. It just got more expensive than plastic tiles, so I didn't see it much after the 70s.