1970 S Asbestos Vinyl Sheet Flooring Pictures

We are told that the paper layer can contain from 40 to 70 percent asbestos.

1970 s asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures. Vinyl asbestos floor tile photos for 1970 1972 surrounding years. Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring has two layers a top layer of vinyl and a bottom layer made from paper that contains asbestos. For a 1970 s vintage asbestos containing floor tile photo guide please also see the following articles. View of a vintage vinyl asbestos armstrong sheet flooring sample shown with its two combined layers.

When i wrote about a 1970s look flooring possibility yesterday reader tarquin piped up with the fabulous option. The asbestos containing layer appears light grey in. The soft asbestos containing hydrocord backing layer is similar to a compressed felt material which seems susceptible to damage and can become friable. Armstrong s royelle rock hill stone 12 vinyl sheet flooring indeed it has quite the retro look about as close to a 1960s or 1970s vinyl sheet design as i think i ve seen.

Our photo left shows armstrong excelon 12x12 vinyl asbestos flooring made in 1972 identified in our floor tile photo guide asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959 detailed photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles and resilient flooring produced in 1900 1980. This will entail peeling the sheet vinyl from the flooring beneath if the backing does not separate in the process or removing the sheet vinyl in sections with the underlayment attached. I need to see it in person but i love the look. This article provides photographs of 1970 s floor tiles flooring identification requests to help identify flooring that contains asbestos.

The top vinyl layer and the bottom fibrous hyrdrocord asbestos backing layer. Stain proof fireproof stylish and affordable vinyl products strengthened through the inclusion asbestos in their manufacture were a very popular choice in many new zealand houses. Photo id guide to reader submitted 1970 s asbestos containing floor tiles. This article contains flooring identification requests for floor tiles or sheet flooring believed to date from the 1970 s.

1970 1972 armstrong vinyl asbestos floor tile guide to patterns colors 9x9 12x12 inch. Backside view of a vintage vinyl asbestos armstrong sheet flooring sample shown at a slight angle revealing a dimpled texture pattern on the bottom fibrous hyrdrocord asbestos backing layer. The soft hydrocord backing layer contains asbestos and is similar to a compressed felt material which seems susceptible to damage and can become friable. This article series includes a photo gallery of pictures of floor coverings submitted for identification along with comments on findings recommendations asbestos content.

Asbestos was used in vinyl wallpaper from the 1920s and in the vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring that rose to prominence in the 1950s.