Asbestos Cement Sheeting Under Floor Tiles

Asbestos cement thin flat sheet commonly known as fibro and planks commonly called hardie plank used for interior and exterior wall and ceiling cladding and to line eaves.

Asbestos cement sheeting under floor tiles.

However some companies produced asbestos adhesives as late as 1984. Use a steel floor scraper to pry up the asbestos tiles one at a time. In fact most asbestos floor tiles undamaged cabinet tops asbestos ceiling tiles sliding and non sliding shingles and fire doors are not dangerous in themselves. Hi all trying to identify whether the tiles in my place have been laid on sheeting that may contain asbestos.

It was also extensively used as waterproof paneling under floor tiles linoleum and behind wall tiles in wet areas kitchens bathroom laundries and toilets. The asphalt asbestos floor tiles above left are probably a combination of osage green 780 and either choctaw green 784 nearly black or more likely commanche black 772. Resilient sheet flooring containing asbestos was also produced finding wide use as early as 1968. Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets.

Containing between 15 and 85 percent asbestos these adhesives were manufactured mostly in the first half of the 20th century. Dispose of asbestos floor tiles in approved asbestos disposal bags and seal each one as directed. Old vinyl products that contain asbestos remain in many buildings across the u s creating a hazard for contractors and do it yourself renovators. Black gold 351 charcoal black 752 commanche black 772.

Tilux was a wet area fibrous asbestos cement sheet a moulded product used in place of ceramic tiles in bathrooms kitchens and laundries. One of the main indicators of tilux products is a stainless steel strip between the sheets. The sheets were attached to walls in these areas and used as splashbacks commonly in shower recesses in bathrooms. That is unless they re disturbed to release the fibres.

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. The answer is no they are not. Therefore if your house was built or remodeled around 1984 or before there is a chance that black mastic adhesive on your floor may contain asbestos.