Asbestos In Flooring Mastic

You will only see black asbestos mastic after a floor covering has been removed.

Asbestos in flooring mastic.

The asbestos must be in the air in order for it to be harmful. It also says the asbestos is not harmful if it is painted over. But there may be traces of other colors such as those from subflooring showing through the mastic or pieces of floor covering that were not completely removed. As the name suggests black is its predominant color.

Even if the microscopic analysis is negative you ll. Fancy re removal of asbestos containing floor tile mastic july 13 1990 pdf 1 pg 43 k letter to w. The topics covered on this site include activities in which there exists the potential for serious injury or death. It came up fairly easy.

From my laboratory experience old black mastic often contains 1 5 asbestos. There is a hazards brochure given to all homebuyers in california which covers lead based paint and asbestos in homes and discusses vinyl flooring installed between 1920 1972 might have asbestos. Asbestos in carpet mastic last edited by kevinlogan2007. Asbestos fibers were used as a strengthening material in roof flashing cements as well as in flooring mastics and cutback adhesives.

04 28 2008 at 06 13 pm. Loving re removal of asbestos containing mastic beneath floor tile june 3 1988 pdf 2 pp 63 k letter to c. In cases where the tile is not asbestos containing one item that is overlooked is the underlying glue also known as mastic. Asbestos was used in those forms in vinyl asbestos flooring in both floor tile and sheet flooring forms.

21 1990 pdf 3 pp 104 k. Possible signs of asbestos mastic include discoloration and an oily texture. If your building was built before 1980 mastic mixed with asbestos may have been used to seal your tiles to the floor. I recently pulled up some parquet flooring in my house built 1960 s.

Mastic is a type of glue used to adhere tiles and vinyl flooring to the subfloor. During conversation with a family friend they mentioned that the glue i described to them may have been black mastic and contained asbestos. I was able to slip a pry bar under the tiles and pop them off. Mastic that is black in color is a primary suspect for asbestos containing materials much like the 9 x 9 vinyl floor tiles.