Do All 9inch Floor Tiles Have Asbestos

1 some won t touch the tiles saying they have asbestos in them.

Do all 9inch floor tiles have asbestos.

It is a fact that many 9 inch tiles had asbestos. I took up 6 tiles of this stuff in a friend s basement. The most common size for asbestos tiles is 9 inches by 9 inches. Such tiles are not considered dangerous unless they break and crumple into powder or are tampered with and pulverized.

Keep in mind that the mastic used as an adhesive for these older tiles might also contain some asbestos. Here is the flooring in question from a 1962 home. On 2020 06 13 by josh. Pretty much all asphalt based darker core floor tiles and most vinyl floor tiles from the 1960s would contain asbestos.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with. If the tiles were installed between 1960 and 1980 there s a slight chance they contain asbestos. I am not sure the right image attached. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.

9 inch squares 12 inch squares and 18 inch squares. I am not handy enough to do this kind of job. The flooring during this period was usually made in 9 inch squares and is quite a bit thicker than most of the modern vinyl tiles. If you re already suspicious about the potential for asbestos measure the tiles to see if they fit one of these three sizes.

We have spoken to several people and have gotten 3 responses. Josh that looks like a vinyl asbestos floor tile. The flooring tiles are 9 inch 12 inch or 18 inch squares. Another time period that asbestos floors were popular in was between the years of 1920 and 1960.

Intact asbestos tiles are not a major risk and can in fact be left in place and covered with other materials such as carpet vinyl linoleum or concrete.