Linoleum Floor Tiles Asbestos

In many cases the best thing to do about vinyl asbestos flooring is put a new layer of flooring on top of it.

Linoleum floor tiles asbestos. In the 1940s - 1970s and were produced by some manufacturers Armstrong as late as 1980. Click here to read more. Removing it requires very special attention.

Asbestos is also sometimes found in carpet underlay which was often made from hessian bags that had been used to transport asbestos. But when vinyl asbestos flooring is in good condition it is considered nonfriable. From Everything To The Very Thing.

But many sheet flooring products do contain asbestos in a white or light colored core or in a black asphalt-impregnated felt backer. Its reasonable to presume that vinyl or asphalt floor tiles from the 1960s contain asbestos. From Everything To The Very Thing.

Some but not much early 12 square tile has asbestos. Peel and stick adhesive vinyl tiles are particularly good when the floor is already fairly thick because they require no additional layer of adhesive to work. Yes it is very likely that old linoleum tiles contain asbestos as well as the black or brown adhesive used to glue it down.

Vinyl flooring containing asbestos comes in a wide variety of colours and patterns. Linoleum does not contain asbestos. We are all familiar with the dangers created by the presence of asbestos in any building residential commercial or public.

We are not certain of the manufacturer of the tiles shown above and we publish them here to invite feedback from other readers. Vinyl is durable so asbestos-containing vinyl tiles and floor coverings are likely to still be in many Australian homes built prior 1990. Vinyl tile can be adhered directly to asbestos tiles that are not loose or peeling and many vinyl tiles are thin enough that they will only slightly raise the height of the floor.