Pictures Of Asbestos Floor Tiles

Testing found 3 chrysotile asbestos in this floor tile sample.

Pictures of asbestos floor tiles.

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. Asbestos floor tiles will not release toxic fibers and pose a health risk unless they are disturbed. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. At above left is a 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a home built in 1969.

Examine the condition of the tiles. This article provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986. Asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959. Armstrong s seneca white image it is likely that this is an asbestos containing floor tile.

Asbestos in floor tiles. Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with. 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. Sanding sawing drilling or tearing the tiles out however can release fibers into the air.

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. 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. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.