If the carpet glue is negative for asbestos but floor tile and or mastic are positive conduct a.
Broken asbestos tiles under carpet.
After sealing the asbestos tiles you can install a new floor on top of the old one.
Dangerous broken asbestos floor tiles a 28 year old male asked.
I don t want to remove the tile but have to remove the padding and adhesive from the old carpet that was on top of the tile.
9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.
Asbestos floor tiles will not release toxic fibers and pose a health risk unless they are disturbed.
I ve been living in a house that has damaged walls that might contain asbestos found a puddle of dust on the floor under wall is this dangerous.
You could also cover the tiles with new vinyl flooring linoleum or even ceramic tiles.
Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with.
Encapsulating asbestos is often cheaper and safer than trying to remove it.
Carpeting and a suitable pad will do the trick.
Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials.
In a basement i d suggest a rubber based carpet pad rather than a fiber pad.
Intact asbestos tiles are not a major risk and can in fact be left in place and covered with other materials such as carpet vinyl linoleum or concrete.
Sanding sawing drilling or tearing the tiles out however can release fibers into the air.
Asphalt asbestos floor tiles were produced at first in dark colors using a heavy asphalt binder combined with a very high percentage of asbestos filler fibers principally chrysotile and amosite asbestos.
Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.
Asbestos tile under carpet i m currently removing old carpet in my dinning room and kitchen and found that i have asbestos tile underneath.
See asbestos floor tile composition.
Should asbestos materials be found under the carpet there are several options.
However as a favor to future owners of your house make some note of the fact that asbestos tiles are under the new flooring.
From 1920 into the 1960 s.
1 an asbestos abatement contractor is more likely offer removal than encapsulation.
Removing the boards allows better application of.
2 you are probably legally required and certainly ethically required to disclose the fact that there is asbestos tile under the new floor when you sell.
Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet.
Examine the condition of the tiles.
Resilient sheet flooring containing asbestos was also produced finding wide use as early as 1968.
Step 1 use the hammer and pry bar to remove the baseboards along the floor in the area that has the asbestos tile.
The only downsides of that are.
