Flange bolts secure toilet but it is important that they not be tightened to much or porcelain could crack.

If it is in fact real Linoleum...from Armstrong: floor care: http://www.armstrong.com/resflram/na/linoleum/en/us/fc_list.asp maintenance: http://www.armstrong.com/resflram/na/linoleum/en/us/article18262.html Ofgift, now living with 18" creamy Italian porcelain ceramic tile instead...

That 20" porcelain Tile I use in kitchen/bath/utility areas.

I honestly think that was just a freak accident- maybe a flaw in the porcelain. 

It is a high-end shabby chic feeling with L'Occitane toiletries, Limoges china (from a great-aunt), nice linens, a Nespresso machine, etc.

Ceramic or porcelain tile for wet rooms.

Just went to inspect some work and noticed they weren't using thinset to lay down the cement board under porcelain tile.When I asked the contractor, he asked his flooring guy who had been doing tile for 25 years and "never puts thinset under cement board".Our agreement was to put down cement board and tile.Nothing was specifically said about thinset.

And we're talking about a brand new central AC, brand new 40 gallon water heater, brand new ceiling fans, brand new wood and porcelain flooring, brand new bath tub and toilet, etc.

The marble looking porcelain tile was $1.89 sq ft. 

do granite if you can find one of the independents with the tools/connections.... half bulnose/flat in a pattern and really common color.ikea has really cheap formica (almost to the point of per/renter  expandable) but you need a quick and good handyman.formica also makes solid surface (not just foil)... not sure how it handles a hot pot and knife cutting....you can also do really large porcelain/granite tiles (18-20"+ inches) with very thin grout lines...concrete can go with a very good sealer, and somebody who knows what to do.but in the end, you want something you can replicate again and again with not a lot of headaches down the road...continuous success