Do All 9inch Floor Tiles Have Asbestos

I took up 6 tiles of this stuff in a friend s basement.

Do all 9inch floor tiles have asbestos.

Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. If you re already suspicious about the potential for asbestos measure the tiles to see if they fit one of these three sizes. 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. 1 some won t touch the tiles saying they have asbestos in them.

I am not handy enough to do this kind of job. The most common size for asbestos tiles is 9 inches by 9 inches. I am not sure the right image attached. The flooring during this period was usually made in 9 inch squares and is quite a bit thicker than most of the modern vinyl tiles.

Keep in mind that the mastic used as an adhesive for these older tiles might also contain some asbestos. 9 inch squares 12 inch squares and 18 inch squares. We have spoken to several people and have gotten 3 responses. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.

The flooring tiles are 9 inch 12 inch or 18 inch squares. Such tiles are not considered dangerous unless they break and crumple into powder or are tampered with and pulverized. Pretty much all asphalt based darker core floor tiles and most vinyl floor tiles from the 1960s would contain asbestos. If the tiles were installed between 1960 and 1980 there s a slight chance they contain asbestos.

Here is the flooring in question from a 1962 home. On 2020 06 13 by josh. It is a fact that many 9 inch tiles had asbestos. Josh that looks like a vinyl asbestos floor tile.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with.