Photos Of Asbestos Floor Tiles

Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.

Photos of asbestos floor tiles.

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. Photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1900 1986. Examine the condition of the tiles. Asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959.

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. The definitive way to find out if tiles contain asbestos is to have them tested. Photo guide to vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1974 1979 source. Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with.

But if you have a home built before the mid 20th century there is a good chance that the floor tiles contain asbestos. Asbestos in floor tiles. This article provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986. As time goes by and more homes are remodeled fewer homes contain asbestos tiles.

You can either engage an asbestos remediation expert or. 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. 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. Armstrong s seneca white image it is likely that this is an asbestos containing floor tile.

Identifying asbestos floor tiles. 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. Old 1910 lino floor kitchens forum. Many older homes have asbestos tiles for flooring.

How to identify asbestos floor tiles or asbestos containing floor tiles in buildings 1960s floor tile asbestos test results vinyl asbestos floor tiles product history and product name list sorting out flooring names. At above left is a 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a home built in 1969. Testing found 3 chrysotile asbestos in this floor tile sample. 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.