Removing Old Asbestos Floor Tile

This is to keep you from getting hurt and from breathing any asbestos particles.

Removing old asbestos floor tile.

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. 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. Take a utility knife and cut the asbestos into manageable pieces. Asbestos floor tiles become a problem when they are damaged or broken during removal and become fibrous.

However once considerable testing proved that it was a killer the miracle became a nightmare to deal with and remove. When you remove that floor covering to make way for new flooring you may encounter the mastic and wonder whether it is safe to remove the main concern surrounding this question is that black mastic often contains asbestos. A professional in floor remodeling can advise on how to install new flooring over the old. 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.

Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets. When the asbestos in older homes is in good condition not damaged or deteriorating it is not hazardous. Toll free 855 404 4592. Old vinyl products that contain asbestos remain in many buildings.

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. Testing found 3 chrysotile asbestos in this floor tile sample. Sbestos was once considered a miracle material used in everything from paint and pipe insulation to even tiling. At above left is a 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a home built in 1969.

Guidelines for removing asbestos containing floor tile vinyl asbestos tile asphalt asbestos tile is asbestos containing floor tile removal necessary. For the photo and test information. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. Next start lifting the asbestos vinyl tiles and with the scraper keep on separating the tile from the floor.

Examine the condition of the tiles. It is always safest to leave asbestos removal to qualified professionals. Asbestos is safe and legal to remain in homes or public buildings as long as the asbestos materials are in good condition and the asbestos can not be released into the air. It is likely that this is an asbestos containing floor tile.

The best thing to do is leave it alone. See armstrong floor tile list 1969. Workers must take many precautions to remove asbestos floor tiles safely. Tiles that are disintegrating should be.

Thanks to reader r m.