6x6 Floor Tile Asbestos

Examine the condition of the tiles.

6x6 floor tile asbestos. How to remove asbestos tiles safely it is always safest to leave asbestos flooring removal to asbestos abatement professionals. The safest removal option is to have an asbestos remediation contractor remove the old tiles at a cost of between 6 and 10 per square foot depending on where you live the condition of the. Armstrong s seneca white image it is likely that this is an asbestos containing floor tile. Testing found 3 chrysotile asbestos in this floor tile sample.

Sbestos was once considered a miracle material used in everything from paint and pipe insulation to even tiling. Vinyl or asphalt tiles that have these colors in it have a high likelihood of asbestos fibers. See armstrong floor tile list 1969. Box 20 83.

Step 3 date the tiles. 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. Workers need protective gear to prevent asbestos exposure and they must follow special procedures to avoid contaminating the whole building. One of the main ingredients used in old asbestos tiles was asphalt so they were primarily made in dark colors only.

Chrysotile white asbestos was the predominant form of asbestos used in uk floor tiles with less common use of tremolite and actinolite in uk asphalt asbestos or vinyl asbestos flooring. How to identify asbestos floor tiles or asbestos containing floor tiles in buildings vinyl asbestos floor tiles product history and product name list sorting out flooring names. This article provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986. However once considerable testing proved that it was a killer the miracle became a nightmare to deal with and remove.

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. At above left is a 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a home built in 1969. Ivy hill tile vintage florid lantern white 6 1 4 in. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.

Chrysotile asbestos was widely used both in small powder particle form as a filler and in longer fibrous form as a strength reinforcement in both asphalt and. Tiles that are disintegrating should be. Asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959. Ceramic wall tile 30 pieces 4 8 sq.

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 1980 asbestos congoleum nairn floor.