Photos Of Asbestos Floor Tiles

A list below each group of photos includes the names of and links to additional photos for other colors of these styles.

Photos of asbestos floor tiles. Photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1900 1986. Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with. 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. Many older homes have asbestos tiles for flooring.

Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. Armstrong s seneca white image it is likely that this is an asbestos containing floor tile. At above left is a 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a home built in 1969. 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.

You can either engage an asbestos remediation expert or. How much to install linoleum deutsche retiree health care. Photo guide to vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1974 1979 source. As time goes by and more homes are remodeled fewer homes contain asbestos tiles.

Old 1910 lino floor kitchens forum. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. In floor tiles asbestos is used primarily for its insulation properties and its ability to resist fire in addition to the tiles themselves a layer of mastic a type of adhesive below the tiles is also likely to contain asbestos. Examine the condition of the tiles.

But if you have a home built before the mid 20th century there is a good chance that the floor tiles contain asbestos. See armstrong floor tile list 1969. This photo guide to asphalt asbestos vinyl asbestos floor tiles for each year shows at least one color photo of each floor tile style or pattern in an example color. This article provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986.

Identifying asbestos floor tiles. The definitive way to find out if tiles contain asbestos is to have them tested. Testing found 3 chrysotile asbestos in this floor tile sample. Asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959.