Floor Tiles That Did Not Contain Asbestos

Unlike many asbestos containing materials vinyl asbestos flooring is generally safe to be around.

Floor tiles that did not contain asbestos.

Floor tiles ca 1963 that do not contain asbestos reader inquiry about asbestos in uk floor tiles. Excelon supreme was introduced in 1977 and did not contain asbestos but it was the only variety that did not. Asbestos found in the vinyl floor tiles at the toh tv project house means a state licensed and well protected abatement crew must do the removal. They measure 9 x 9.

Vat production continued until the mid 1980 s when it was determined that asbestos was a health risk. This article series includes a photo gallery of pictures of floor coverings submitted for identification along with comments on findings recommendations asbestos content. Recently purchased a property in london and pulled up the carpets to find these tiles. The brown and marble patterned asphalt based floor tiles shown in our photograph are almost certainly an asphalt asbestos floor tile from the 1940 s or 1950 s probably an armstrong flooring pattern.

Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets. But if you have a home built before the mid 20th century there is a good chance that the floor tiles contain asbestos. Photo by russell kaye i m told that the old vinyl floor tiles in the basement of our 1950 house contain asbestos and that i should not try to remove the tiles but cover them with wall to wall. The flooring shown at above right in a white brick pattern these are tiles not sheet flooring contained asbestos.

As you can see this method is not an exact science. Vat vinyl asbestos tile was introduced to the market in the mid 1950 s with armstrong s excelon series being the most popular. The only way to make it a science is to hire a licensed asbestos inspector or by sending a sample to a lab to be tested but doing so can be costly and time consuming. If the tiles or the floor beneath show oily discoloration the tiles very likely contain asbestos.

The flooring shown at above left installed in the 1980 s did not contain asbestos. The property dates from 1888 and i know they were definitely laid prior to 1963. Wood grain pattern 9 u k. Details about brick pattern sheet flooring are at sheet tile flooring brick pattern id.

And some six inch asphalt based or floor tiles tested by a reader were reported to be asbestos free even though their pattern matched other 9x9 asbestos. Many older homes have asbestos tiles for flooring. Is it likely they contain asbestos. As time goes by and more homes are remodeled fewer homes contain asbestos tiles.

Photo id guide to reader submitted 1960 s asbestos containing floor tiles. Some sheet flooring or resilient flooring also contained asbestos as did floor tile mastics.