About Marmoleum Real Marbled Sheet Flooring
Forbo Marmoleum Real Marbled offers more than 30 distinctive linoleum flooring styles, ranging from soft, organic marbled patterns to bold contemporary tones. Popular colors like Fresco Blue and Bleeckerstreet highlight the collection’s ability to bring both character and warmth to residential and commercial interiors. Made from natural, renewable ingredients, Marmoleum Real delivers long‑lasting performance, easy maintenance, and a timeless aesthetic that works beautifully in high‑traffic spaces like kitchens, hallways, and anywhere you want a durable, low-VOC flooring with modern aesthetics. It’s a versatile, sustainable option for projects that call for both style and substance.
Benefits of Marmoleum Real Marbled Flooring
While Real's marbling might appear purely decorative, it's also functional. The graded blend of tones naturally disguises dust, scuffs, and everyday foot traffic far better than a solid color, which is why Real has become a default specification in schools, libraries, offices, and healthcare corridors. It carries the same wellness credentials as the rest of the Marmoleum family.
Marmoleum Real offers naturally bacteriostatic performance confirmed by independent laboratories even against MRSA, Allergy UK approval, and a formulation completely free of phthalates, plasticizers, and mineral oil. Total VOC emissions measure below 0.05 mg/m³ at 28 days, well under European thresholds, making it a sound choice for occupied spaces where air quality is under scrutiny. Real is also offered in a 3.5 mm Decibel construction delivering 18 dB of impact sound reduction for multi-story installations.
Natural, Bio-Based Composition
Marmoleum Real Marbled is made from up to 98% natural raw materials, including linseed oil, wood flour, rosin (pine resin), limestone, and jute, which are all sourced from renewable, natural origins. Oxidized linseed oil and rosin bind with wood flour, limestone, and pigment to form linoleum granules, which are then calendared onto a jute backing to create the finished sheet, topped with a durable acrylic lacquer finish. Because these are true bio-based materials rather than synthetic vinyl compounds, Real offers the warmth and character of a natural product while still meeting the performance demands of high-traffic floors.
Climate Positive by Composition
Marmoleum Real Marbled flooring is manufactured with sustainability built into every stage of production. Every square yard is climate positive on a cradle-to-gate basis without relying on carbon offsetting, reflecting a CO2 footprint of roughly -0.25 to -1.68 kg CO2e/m² depending on thickness. Production runs on 100% renewable electricity with additional on-site solar generation, and Forbo has cut scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 36% since 2019.
The manufacturing process itself requires no water, and the finished floor contains 33-36% recycled content. Because Marmoleum is fully biodegradable and free of PVC, it also avoids the environmental burden associated with vinyl-based alternatives, making Real a genuinely climate-conscious, sustainable flooring for eco-focused applications.
Maintenance Without the Chemicals
Marmoleum Real is finished with Topshield2, a factory-applied protective layer that becomes part of the linoleum itself and should never be stripped or removed. This finish makes day-to-day upkeep simple. Routine care only requires vacuuming, sweeping, or damp mopping to remove dust and loose dirt, with a neutral, pH-balanced cleaner (7.0-8.5) used for spills and spot cleaning.
Because the cleaning process of Marmoleum natural linoleum flooring doesn't require more than a damp mop, it fits naturally into a low-maintenance, resource-conscious upkeep routine. For higher-traffic settings, periodic spray buffing or scrubbing restores the finish's appearance without any need for wax or re-coating, keeping Real looking like new for years with minimal effort.
Marmoleum Real Marbled Sheet Technical Specifications (One Roll):
Gauge: 2.5 mm (1/10")
Width: 79 inches
Length (approx): 105 feet
Square Yard (approx): 77
Estimates, Quotes & Installation:
Please call us for quotes or estimates.
Professional, certified installers are highly recommended. Please ask for the nearest installer of Forbo Marmoleum Products.
Available Accessories for Marmoleum Real Sheet Products:
Marmoleum L910 Sheet Adhesive
Marmoleum L910 Sheet Adhesive is a solvent-free, SBR polymer adhesive recommended for use with Artoleum and Marmoleum Real flooring, as well as on all grade levels of concrete and approved suspended wood floors. Forbo's L910 Sheet Adhesive features antimicrobial protection.
Marmoleum Floor Finish
Marmoleum floor finish provides a beautiful, long-lasting, protective finish for all Forbo linoleum floors. Suitable for use on linoleum or any traditional vinyl floor covering, Marmoleum floor finish makes cleaning easier and less frequently needed.
Marmoleum Floor Cleaner
Forbo Marmoleum Floor Cleaner is environmentally friendly and manufactured from renewable, non-toxic ingredients containing no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Gentle to the hands, Marmoleum Floor Cleaner leaves behind a fresh, clean fragrance.
Marmoleum Welding Rod
Heat welding provides a watertight and hygienic seam, as well as a unique artistic touch. Marmoleum solid sheet flooring may be heat welded with either a matching solid color, a multi-color rod, or a contrasting color welding rod.
You can learn more about Forbo Marmoleum Real Sheet flooring at ForboUSA
