Flooring through the Years: Introducing Vinyl! According to an article in the Christian Science Monitor, resilient floors include such pliant floor surfaces as rubber, linoleum, or vinyl. Rubber floors first appeared around 1200 and remained popular until the 1600s. An English rubber manufacturer, Frederick Walton, noticed how linseed oil formed a leathery skin on top… Continue reading Flooring through the Years: Introducing Vinyl!