Old Marley Floor Tiles Asbestos

If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to open and shut or for thresholds to have clearance.

Old marley floor tiles asbestos. Reastie fri 13 jan 17 15 16 32. In floor tiles asbestos is used primarily for its insulation properties and its ability to resist fire. The old tiles are relatively thin around 1 8 inch thick so installing new flooring on top. Asbestos in floor tiles.

How to remove asbestos tiles safely it is always safest to leave asbestos flooring removal to asbestos abatement professionals. Vinyl tiles with asbestos are all 12 12 or 9 9 tiles with asbestos. Examine the condition of the tiles. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. Try not to worry. Carpeting and a suitable pad will do the trick. The best way to deal with old asbestos floor tiles is to cover them up.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be. One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness. I have these in my house when i came to fit laminate flooring think there called marley tiles from the 70 s im pretty sure there asbestos containing and the paper backing is more dangerous then the tile because of it fragility if your laminating or carpeting you can go straight over the top if you need to take them up be very very carefull and should be done by the professionals. That s enough to prevent the damage and wear that can release fibers into the air.

The advice you received is correct. In a basement i d suggest a rubber based carpet pad rather than. No sealer is needed. It is also worth noting that although asbestos was used in some marley tiles the tiles in last night s programme were clean and it is at least possible that yours were as well.

Even if the vinyl flooring is pulled up intact the old adhesive underneath may also contain asbestos. Resilient sheet flooring containing asbestos was also produced finding wide use as early as 1968. We don t smoke and had exposure for just a few days crosses fingers and toes. 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.

Add message report. In addition to the tiles themselves a layer of mastic a type of adhesive below the tiles is also likely to contain asbestos. Armstrong produced the excelon tile series beginning with a plastic asbestos floor tile series in 1954 referring to the product as vinyl plastic asbestos floor tiles beginning in 1955 and vinyl asbestos tiles from 1957 to 1980.