Doing a renovation, and had planned on a commercial grade vinyl tile for the kitchen area. There is a local outfit I found in the yellow pages, that does a poured/seamless floorcovering what has the same look as vinyl. The system involves a polyeurethane/epoxy base, onto which color vinyl chips are broadcast, and then three, I believe, coats of a poly sealer. It sounds good, but does it really hold up? I should note that the floor now is 3/4 inch tongue and groove, on 2X2 sleepers sixteen inches OC, on 3/4 inch diagonal planks(second floor, so I'm guessing this was for noise reduction, as this used to be a two-flat). Would appreciate any comments, pro or con, as I am unfamiliar with this system.

I plan to vinyl tile a living room, small hallway and bedroom (on the same floor) equaling about 550SF onto concrete floor that previously had carpet and carpet padding over it. Question is, what are the pros and conns with using self adhesive vinyl tiles versus doing it the old way with a trowel and buckets of adhesive. More specifically, which lasts the longest and is most durable - I assume the old fashion way done on a concrete floor is best. I understand that the concrete must be free of hydrostatic pressure, clean (dust free, etc.), dry and sealed. I also understand that the floor should be primed with a special type of latex first before installing self stick vinyl tiles. Also, priming/coating with latex is not recommended for using flooring adhesive (from a bucket) on (I assume the adhesive would destory/eat thru the latex coating). Another issue I have found out is that I am not sure if the concrete floor was actually sealed. How do I do this? Would the latex coating (let's say from Armstrong) work to both seal and prep the floor? Please advise. Thanks. V/R, Mr. A