Old Vinyl Tiles Asbestos

Manufacturers have been using asbestos for decades so asbestos containing tiles come in a vast array of colours styles and sizes.

Old vinyl tiles asbestos.

Our photo left shows armstrong excelon 12x12 vinyl asbestos flooring made in 1972 identified in our floor tile photo guide asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959 detailed photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles and resilient flooring produced in 1900 1980. 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. Asphalt tile or vinyl asbestos tile aka vat is named for the binder that holds the tile together. Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets.

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. Removing old vinyl flooring with asbestos. In the 1950 s and 1960 s asphaltum a by product of petroleum manufacturing was substituted as the binder. Examine the condition of the tiles.

Whether your tiles are 12 12 9 9 or any other size they are all equally likely to contain asbestos. It was originally manufactured using material taken from natural deposits of pitch. Professionals will not remove the flooring if it is dry. Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed.

Working with asbestos flooring can release toxic dust. Old vinyl products that contain asbestos remain in many buildings across the u s creating a hazard for contractors and do it yourself renovators. Asbestos found in the vinyl floor tiles at the toh tv project house means a state licensed and well protected abatement crew must do the removal. 9 9 vinyl tile and mastic.

Removing vinyl flooring with asbestos requires special safety clothing and breathing respirators. Like floor tiles vinyl sheet flooring is a long lasting and economical material and it also offers more aesthetic options to suit a homeowner s taste. Photo by russell kaye i m told that the old vinyl floor tiles in the basement of our 1950 house contain asbestos and that i should not try to remove the tiles but cover them with wall to wall.