Mastic is a type of glue used to adhere tiles and vinyl flooring to the subfloor.
Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures.
We describe sources of asbestos in older forms of sheet flooring including felt backed flooring rubber backed flooring and vinyl cushion backed resilient flooring products.
Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures.
Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures.
Like floor tiles vinyl sheet flooring is a long lasting and economical material and it also offers more aesthetic options to suit a homeowner s taste.
Stain proof fireproof stylish and affordable vinyl products strengthened through the inclusion asbestos in their manufacture were a very popular choice in many new zealand houses.
This article describes sheet flooring products known to contain significant levels of asbestos.
My father wasn t particularly concerned about this when i asked him.
This will entail peeling the sheet vinyl from the flooring beneath if the backing does not separate in the process or removing the sheet vinyl in sections with the underlayment attached.
My concern is that there may be asbestos behind the sheet vinyl perhaps in the paper backing or glue adhesive.
Asbestos containing sheet flooring or resilient flooring product identification.
Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed.
Possible signs of asbestos mastic include discoloration and an oily texture.
22 floor tiles have asbestos.
Asbestos was used in vinyl wallpaper from the 1920s and in the vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring that rose to prominence in the 1950s.
One armstrong world industries vinyl resilient sheet flooring product thought to have been installed in 1967 was tested in a lab and found to contain 70 percent asbestos.
He said that asbestos in flooring was more in the 1950s and thought that the sheet vinyl was probably a replacement floor anyway.
Such products some sold under the brand name solarian were installed as recently as 1980 long after governmental restrictions on asbestos were initiated.