Aspestos 8 Floor Tile

Nevertheless it pays to know how to identify them and asbestos floor tile removal is a serious business.

Aspestos 8 floor tile.

How to identify asbestos floor tiles or asbestos containing floor tiles in buildings 1960s floor tile asbestos test results vinyl asbestos floor tiles product history and product name list sorting out flooring names. Asbestos in floor tiles. One of the main ingredients used in old asbestos tiles was asphalt so they were primarily made in dark colors only. 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.

Try cleaning the tile with soap and water and if the discoloration or oil doesn t seem to come off it may be because it s a tile that contains asphalt and asbestos. Lean down and carefully cut 1 8 1 2 in 0 32 1 27 cm of floor tile out by dragging the blade into the tile at a 45 degree angle. Workers must take many precautions to remove asbestos floor tiles safely. Asphalt can degrade over time and cause the tiles to appear grimy or have spots of discoloration.

On many occasions i ve come across 1960s 1970s 6 or 8 inch plastic floor tiles mainly black colour which chip off easily when removed. All you need to know about asbestos floor tiles find out if your flooring contains this banned material and if so how to deal whether you aim to remove it cover it up or leave it alone. Step 3 date the tiles. These tiles are mostly stuck on concrete screeds with bitumenous adhesive.

Has anyone heard this. Another time period that asbestos floors were popular in was between the years of 1920 and 1960. Toll free 855 404 4592. With your gloves on open the blade on your utility knife by sliding the button down.

Asbestos tiles contain asphalt as a main ingredient. Cut out a 1 8 1 2 in 0 32 1 27 cm chunk of tile with a utility knife. Someone mentioned recently that these tiles contain asbestos. Vinyl or asphalt tiles that have these colors in it have a high likelihood of asbestos fibers.

Armstrong congoleum nairn linoleum lincrusta modern self adhesive floor tiles floors tiles 1900 1986 armstrong floor tiles also see vinyl asbestos floor tile photos 1952. It is always safest to leave asbestos removal to qualified professionals.