What kind of floor tiles have asbestos in them?
What kind of floor tiles have asbestos in them?
Photo at left from a 1950’s home shows Armstrong Excelon-type VAT, courtesy of reader Kim who adds that asbestos testing indicated that the white floor tiles contained 7% and the black contained 5% asbestos.
Are there any Armstrong floor tiles that are asbestos free?
And some six-inch asphalt based or floor tiles tested by a reader were reported to be asbestos free even though their pattern matched other 9×9 asbestos-containing floor tiles in the Armstrong line. That’s right 6″ x 6″ – though that floor tile size was rare.
Is there asbestos in resilient sheet flooring?
CONTACT us if you know this image and brand. The resilient sheet flooring shown at above left is a modern product (we are using this photo as a placeholder) and does not contain asbestos. But before about 1978, in products that looked like this same material, asbestos fibers were used as a strengthen material on vinyl sheet flooring backing.
When did asbestos flooring start to be used?
Asphalt-based asbestos floor tiles and later, plastic or vinyl-based asbestos flooring were popular in the U.S. in the 1940’s – 1970’s and were produced by some manufacturers (Armstrong) as late as 1980. Some asbestos-containing flooring products were manufactured (we estimate) as early as the late 1920’s.
How to identify asbestos floor tiles or asbestos?
We also seen very small asphalt asbestos floor tiles in a 1 1/2″ size bonded to a jute backer fabric.
Are there any asphalt floor tiles that are asbestos free?
And some six-inch asphalt based or floor tiles tested by a reader were reported to be asbestos free even though their pattern matched other 9×9 asbestos-containing floor tiles in the Armstrong line. That’s right 6″ x 6″ – though that floor tile size was rare. Who produced vinyl or asphalt asbestos flooring?
Is it possible for ceramic tile to contain asbestos?
Maggie, in the U.S. it would be unusual for ceramic wall or floor tile (if made in the U.S.) to contain asbestos. In any event it’s not friable – there is no dust hazard unless you’re demolishing the bathroom.
What should I do with asbestos on my floor?
What most people tend to do with asbestos tile is cover it and forget it — partly because professional abatement is so expensive and partly because the risks with tiles in good condition are low. If asbestos tiles are covered with carpeting or a floating floor made of wood, bamboo, cork,…