Armstrong Vinyl Tiles Asbestos

Straight grain 12 x 12 standard vinyl asbestos floor tiles from armstrong were sold in fawn white 56759 as shown above also in iriquiois tan.

Armstrong vinyl tiles asbestos.

Armstrong vinyl asbestos floor tile photo id catalogs 1951 1986. This page provides armstrong floor tile dentification photographs product names styles colors and vinyl asbestos floor patterns and colors for asbestos containing floor tile products made between 1980 and 1988. Notable asbestos products manufactured by armstrong include. 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.

These products placed many construction workers at risk of asbestos exposure. But that changes as soon as you decide to remove it. Armstrong sheet flooring that matches the armstrong excelon swirl chip vinyl asbestos floor tile pattern released in 1968 and shown as a small tile image above. Click to enlarge any image we think that the sheet flooring in these photos is probably of similar age.

Accopac ad 8024 asbestos paper. The information provided below represents the last date for each floor product category that armstrong produced containing asbestos. Armstrong congoleum nairn ever wear kentile kenflex montgomery ward and sears roebuck are some of the brand names of vinyl tile from that period that might contain asbestos. Armstrong produced the excelon tile series beginning with a plastic asbestos floor tile series in 1954 referring to the product as vinyl plastic asbestos floor tiles beginning in 1955 and vinyl asbestos tiles from 1957 to 1980.

Los alamos 12 x 12 custom vinyl asbestos armstrong floor tiles sold in green 57281 and shown above. Accobest as 8073 gasketing material. No longer manufacturers resilient floors or adhesives that contain asbestos. Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets.

Accobest as 474 gasketing material. Because floor tiles are not imprinted with brand names look for previous owners documentation or for excess tiles left by the installers. Travertex 12 x 12 floor tiles by armstrong sold in color harvest ivory 51137. Our reproduction of vinyl asbestos floor tile patterns and colors below selected representative images of each style or floor tile identification pattern in which tiles were produced.

Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed. Within each pattern there were various colors available as well.