Asbestos Vinyl Sheet Flooring Pictures

Asbestos containing sheet flooring or resilient flooring product identification.

Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures.

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. Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed. Sheet vinyl flooring should be removed to avoid or minimize disturbance of the asbestos containing backing. This article describes sheet flooring products known to contain significant levels of asbestos.

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. As with any asbestos containing material acm the first step to finding asbestos in linoleum sheet flooring and vinyl tiles is. If your building was built before 1980 mastic mixed with asbestos may have been used to seal your tiles to the floor. Click here to read more.

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. 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. 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.