Images Of Asbestos Floor Tiles

You can either engage an asbestos remediation expert or obtain a test kit for.

Images of asbestos floor tiles.

But that changes as soon as you decide to remove it. Porcelain floors are extremely versatile and durable with tile sizes up to 24 inches available for a clean modern look with fewer grout lines. Identifying asbestos floor tiles. See armstrong floor tile list 1969.

The definitive way to find out if tiles contain asbestos is to have them tested. However once considerable testing proved that it was a killer the miracle became a nightmare to deal with and remove. Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets. The wondrous new no wax flooring sold by companies such as congoleum put a glossy sheen on post war american prosperity.

This article provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986. Armstrong s seneca white image it is likely that this is an asbestos containing floor tile. If your floor can be thicker without causing problems install a porcelain floor over the old asbestos. Asbestos has been used in vinyl wallpaper since the 1920s and vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring rose to prominence in the 1950s.

Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. Identification photographs product names styles colors and vinyl asbestos floor patterns and colors for asbestos containing floor tile products made between about 1930 and 1986 flooring materials that are reported to or have been confirmed to contain. At above left is a 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a home built in 1969. Pictures of asbestos tiles but if its often hard to remove your vinyl 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. Many old flooring tiles that contained asbestos were designed and arranged in a 9 in 23 cm by 9 in 23 cm pattern. Asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.

Unlike many asbestos containing materials vinyl asbestos flooring is generally safe to be around. If you re renovating a building or redoing the flooring in a room look for the pattern of older tiles that could indicate that asbestos tiles were present. Examine the condition of the tiles.