Do Asbestos Floor Tiles Need To Be Removed

Nevertheless it pays to know how to identify them and asbestos floor tile removal is a serious business.

Do asbestos floor tiles need to be removed.

Plastic sheets to seal off the work area. 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. The asbestos floor tile identification articles in this series illustrate that with the combination of design appearance and an idea of floor tile age many asbestos containing floor tiles or sheet flooring products can be reliably identified even before confirmation by a test by a certified asbestos testing laboratory. Before you remove asbestos flooring yourself you must check the state and city regulations for asbestos removal and disposal.

In some instances you may want to remove your asbestos tiles before installing another type of flooring. Sbestos was once considered a miracle material used in everything from paint and pipe insulation to even tiling. However once considerable testing proved that it was a killer the miracle became a nightmare to deal with and remove. To do the job without putting yourself or your household at risk you need to take the same precautions as the professionals.

Asbestos floor tiles are fairly common in properties of a certain age and needn t be a reason to panic you may not even need to remove them. This is a highly invasive project that will break up and scatter asbestos fibers so you need to take the highest level of caution. Equipment for safe asbestos flooring removal includes. One notable instance is if you plan to restore the wood flooring underneath the asbestos vinyl tile.