Floor Tiles Asbestos Identification

The only way to be positive that your tiles contain asbestos is to have a sample tested by an accredited laboratory.

Floor tiles asbestos identification. If your floor was installed in the 1980s or before it s the safest course of action to assume there is in fact asbestos in your tiles. Hiring an asbestos. In floor tiles asbestos is used primarily for its insulation properties and its ability to resist fire. Color photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1900 1986 using dominant floor tile color to identify the probable asbestos containing floor tile brand pattern and age.

In addition to the tiles themselves a layer of mastic a type of adhesive below the tiles is also likely to contain asbestos. Looking for physical indicators. Asbestos in floor tiles. How to identify asbestos tiles method 1 of 3.

Here we provide an index to all of the guides and photographs of asbestos containing floor files or sheet flooring products to permit identification of definite probable or possible asbestos materials in buildings. Testing tiles for asbestos. Contact your local building authority to see if you can test for asbestos. Guides for identifying specifc floor products that do or do not contain asbestos see asbestos flooring identification guide index for a complete index to id guides for asbestos containing flooring.

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. Vinyl tiles with asbestos are all 12 12 or 9 9 tiles with asbestos. How can you tell if you have them identification gather information about the age of the tiles. Asbestos is actually a silicate based material that used to be commonly used in building construction for surfaces as common as walls or floor tiles.

Historical information about the dates of flooring. The risk for many people who live or work in buildings with old flooring is that it s hard to know if the building has asbestos floor tiles just by looking. Here is an asbestos floor tile identification key sorted by primary flooring color. See vinyl asbestos floor tile packaging.

Index to asbestos containing floor tile identification guides photos. Beige black blue brown tan wood tone gray green red white yellow etc. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.