Asphalt asbestos floor tiles were popular in the u s.
Broken asbestos tiles under carpet.
Intact asbestos tiles are not a major risk and can in fact be left in place and covered with other materials such as carpet vinyl linoleum or concrete.
Encapsulating asbestos is often cheaper and safer than trying to remove it.
Asphalt asbestos floor tiles were produced at first in dark colors using a heavy asphalt binder combined with a very high percentage of asbestos filler fibers principally chrysotile and amosite asbestos.
Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials.
Step 1 use the hammer and pry bar to remove the baseboards along the floor in the area that has the asbestos tile.
Asbestos floor tiles will not release toxic fibers and pose a health risk unless they are disturbed.
Resilient sheet flooring containing asbestos was also produced finding wide use as early as 1968.
Removing the boards allows better application of.
Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with.
Armstrong produced the excelon tile series beginning with a plastic asbestos floor tile series in 1954 referring to the product as vinyl plastic asbestos floor tiles beginning in 1955 and vinyl asbestos tiles from 1957 to 1980.
Should asbestos materials be found under the carpet there are several options.
Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet.
Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.
I don t want to remove the tile but have to remove the padding and adhesive from the old carpet that was on top of the tile.
9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.
2 you are probably legally required and certainly ethically required to disclose the fact that there is asbestos tile under the new floor when you sell.
Carpeting and a suitable pad will do the trick.
From 1920 into the 1960 s.
You could also cover the tiles with new vinyl flooring linoleum or even ceramic tiles.
I ve been living in a house that has damaged walls that might contain asbestos found a puddle of dust on the floor under wall is this dangerous.
Dangerous broken asbestos floor tiles a 28 year old male asked.
In a basement i d suggest a rubber based carpet pad rather than a fiber pad.
Examine the condition of the tiles.
However as a favor to future owners of your house make some note of the fact that asbestos tiles are under the new flooring.
Pry the baseboards away from the wall gently to prevent splintering so you can use them again.
Asbestos tile under carpet i m currently removing old carpet in my dinning room and kitchen and found that i have asbestos tile underneath.
See asbestos floor tile composition.
After sealing the asbestos tiles you can install a new floor on top of the old one.
1 an asbestos abatement contractor is more likely offer removal than encapsulation.
