Armstrong Sheet Flooring Asbestos

Asbestos was added to these building materials to improve resistance to chemicals fire and heat.

Armstrong sheet flooring asbestos. Armstrong floor products asbestos removal dates. Vinyl sheet is a resilient flooring that people often use as an alternative to natural stone ceramic tile or even hardwood. Such products some sold under the brand name solarian were installed as recently as 1980 long after governmental restrictions on asbestos were initiated. Like floor tiles vinyl sheet flooring is a long lasting and economical material and it also offers more aesthetic options to suit a homeowner s taste.

One armstrong world industries vinyl resilient sheet flooring product thought to have been installed in 1967 was tested in a lab and found to contain 70 percent asbestos. Test results for armstrong sheet flooring 70 asbestos. Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed. Please be advised that there are federal and in many states also state and local regulations which you must consult to determine the procedures required to be followed when removing in place asbestos containing materials.

Adding confusion to flooring terminology sheet vinyl flooring referred to in some product literature and other mateirals as vinyl flooring or sheet vinyl flooring contained asbestos containing backers that may have been solid vinyl sometimes containing asbestos that is typically white or cream colored or asphalt impregnated felt. It comes in a roll that is cut to size. Armofelt is proving to be an elusive topic of research but i have found an archived 1962 armstrong technical data book with a wealth of information regarding it and other types of armstrong flooring. The armstrong pecan beige asphalt asbestos floor tile illustrated at above left pattern c 913 has been confirmed by independent testing to contain about 10 asbestos while the armstrong palimino beige asphalt floor tile above right pattern c 926 was confirmed at 6 4 asbestos.

This is an armstrong brick pattern sheet flooring product. Most of these regulations focus on friable. The resilient flooring shown above was a popular pattern and in two out of three tests reported by our readers has been confirmed as containing asbestos. Asbestos containing products produced by armstrong world industries included resilient floor tile lining felt and backing for sheet vinyl and acoustic cement among others.