Asbestos Floor Tiles 1950s

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.

Asbestos floor tiles 1950s. Our house was built around 1945 but we don t know for sure when these tiles were installed. Asbestos floor tiles will not release toxic fibers and pose a health risk unless they are disturbed. Marble floor tiles cracking. 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.

We used a tiler recommended by the. One room the dining. Floor tiles containing asbestos damp. Sanding sawing drilling or tearing the tiles out however can release fibers into the air.

How to identify armstrong floor tiles that contain asbestos from 1950 to 1975. Asbestos has been used in vinyl wallpaper since the 1920s and vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring rose to prominence in the 1950s. We have some asbestos floor tiles in our basement from the 1950s that i am trying to identify. I m guessing anywhere between 1950 and 1975.

We have just had marble tiles laid in our new extension purchased from a well known retailer.