I researched the patents cited on the box. Please re-post the image if you can. I can guess at the white substance but the floor tile should be treated as presumed to contain asbestos. Ascherio, Alberto, Honglei Chen, Marc G. Weisskopf, Eilis O'Reilly, Marjorie L. McCullough, Eugenia E. Calle, Michael A. Schwarzschild, and Michael J. Thun. Do you think these vinyl tiles have asbestos? At the very least, if you can establish the date that the flooring was made or installed then, depending on the country where the flooring was made (and usually where it's installed) you can know if it's an asbestos-candidate. and if so, what's the best way to find a reputable company and how much should we expect to pay for removal for an area approx 400 sq feet. I recommend the procedures you'll find at Asbestos is safe and legal to remain in homes or public buildings as long as the asbestos DOES THIS FLOOR CONTAIN ASBESTOS? Once asbestos regulations arose in the 1970s and 1980s, companies stopped using asbestos in their products. They're not dark inside though. materials are in good condition and the asbestos can not be released into the air. materials are in good condition and the asbestos can not be released into the air. By Glenda Taylor and Bob Vila Updated Sep 24, 2020 5:34 PM. 4. @Jeff Koenig, So not sure when the room was added or when this floor was laid. - Anon. inspectapedia.com/hazmat/DIY-Asbestos-Floor-Test.php Vinyl is durable, so asbestos-containing vinyl tiles and floor coverings are likely to still be in many Australian homes built prior 1990. Other asbestos-containing flooring products from various manufacturers were produced between around 1920 to 1986. [27] Asbestos Identification, Walter C.McCrone, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, IL.1987 ISBN 0-904962-11-3. @Alicia Barnett, Asbestos tiles were popular, widely advertised products found in all parts of the U.S. at the time. Using a certified asbestos testing laboratory we had this sample tested for asbestos and we report the results below. Your site is different than any I've seen. The edge view of this tile showing the rather homogeneous makeup of the tile except for its colored face means this is most-likely an asphalt-based tile. [We do not know the company history nor whether there is an association with EverWear vinyl asbestos floor tiles discussed in this article. This 3"x3" "EXCELON" tile sample is from a boxed set made by Armstrong, dated August 1964; the pattern is called: "Andover White". For colors for which a link is not provided below, see the earlier occurrence of that tile color in a previous year. Watch out: do not clean up the dust you made using an ordinary or shop vacuum cleaner as you may increase the level of airborne dust that may contain asbestos. The wondrous new "no-wax" flooring sold by companies such as Congoleum and Armstrong put a glossy sheen on post-war American prosperity. Isn't this correct? I add an apology for some misspellings in my earlier message. That flooring might contain asbestos if it was installed in a building in North America before 1987. Asphalt Tile (asphalt-asbestos tile): Is a type of tile that contains asbestos used predominately between the 1920s-1960s. Asbestos in ceramic tiles may be present depending on the country of origin. Colors: DARK CORK STYLE 842 shown from Armstrong's 1962 tile catalog, (above) (see other colors, photos earlier years), EXCELON IMPERIAL style vinyl asbestos floor tiles in 1962, sold in. Well, then, thank you for all your patience and kind willingness to help. Asbestos floor tiles were once a popular choice for flooring, and you will often find old asbestos floor tiles hidden under carpets. The company's asphalt and vinyl products used asbestos fibers for reinforcement and asbestos powders as filler. Above: Sample 06 New York floor tile examined by PLM. Short of having a sample of the flooring tested, you can make a reasonable *guess* at whether or not your floor contains asbestos by answering the few easy questions found at I believe them to both be Armstrong from your site, I have determined that one is "Osage Green 780" but I can't figure out the black. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asbestos fibers pose a health risk when they are friable, meaning the material can crumble and release the fibers into the air. Stop cutting the flooring with a saw; it is certainly possible, even likely that it contains asbestos, though only by a lab test will we know for certain. We ripped up some old carpet in our new house to find vinyl floor covering in most rooms but one room with a paper-y floor covering that we presumed was asbestos. EriAsphalt asbestos or vinyl asbestos floor tiles, when they are intact, are not friable and so are not easily made into hazardous Airborne dust. Any information would be greatly appreciated. CONTACT us if you can identify with certainty this floor tile image and brand. I'm not sure my ground detected on your site, but I send two photos if you are able to recognize or catalog. The tiles are 12"x12" and are approximately 1.6 mm in thickness. Colors: Metallic spatter patterns (shown above) were provided, EXCELON METALLIC STRAIGHT GRAIN floor tiles shown abovewere NEW in 1959-1960 9" x 9" x 1/16" vinyl asbestos flooring (sold in both 1/16" service gauge and 3/32" gauge). Can you identify the tile I have and if it has asbestos in it? From a photo one cant answer your question with certainty. Hey, so I'm tearing up carpet in a house I just bought. Has anyone come across this tile design before? smiles. The company stopped manufacturing these tiles with asbestos in December of 1982. To be clear, there were some 1960's asphalt- or vinyl-based floor tiles that did NOT contain asbestos. I have read that some places still installed Asbestos floor tiles into the early 1980s, but I can't recall ever seeing them in a house that new. I've been reading up and it seems any flooring is okay even adhesive stick on. Another doesn't consider the tiles a hazard. They aren't loose, but they make a sound when you walk over them which leads me to believe they aren't secure What would you suggest for them? Hillerdal, Gunnar, J. Lee, A. Blomkvist, Anna Rask-Andersen, M. Uddenfeldt, Hemin Koyi, and E. Rasmussen. Try the search box just below, or if you prefer, post a question or comment in the Comments box below and we will respond promptly. Date your Tiles. Friable and nonfriable asbestos are defined. Several manufacturers, including Armstrong, Sears, Wards and possibly Kentile produced a vinyl-asbestos floor tile in that pattern, referred to as "Corkstyle" Step 4 - Laboratory Testing The old tiles are relatively thin, around 1/8-inch thick, so installing new flooring on top will not appreciably raise the height of the floor. That should be your assumption. by Inspectapedia Com Moderator, @Bea, Also and finally what would you suggest for the flooring? My husband has been laying floors since 1960. Unfortunately, it can also be found in a myriad of other household materials including: Blown-in attic insulation. Answer (1 of 4): Do all vinyl floor tiles from the 1950s contain asbestos? 1/16" was referred to as service gauge. We have seen that floor tile before, Tammy, identifed by a reader as a 1973 "Pebble Peoples" floor tile, treated as presumed to contain asbestos, On 2018-03-10 Thanks to reader Kim for the photo of black and white VAT resembling Armstrong Excelon from a 1952 home - January 2011. at MONTGOMERY WARD ASBESTOS FLOOR TILE IDENTIFICATION as the color pattern is similar to some Wards flooring. b. do you think these tiles pose a hazard (unlike one of the family members who does not) c. do you suggest we get this independent person to give us an opinion or do you believe that the remediation companies will be honest? Likely asbestos? My questions to you: a, do you think that these look enough like the tiles that have asbestos that we really don't have to test? Thank you for any information you may be able to share. And all of the patents date from 1955-1965 - an era where asbestos was commonly used as both a filler and as a reinforcing fiber in vinyl flooring products. Of course it's okay for you to post again Eri.That floor tile looks like Armstrong's "corkstyle" that is likely to have asbestos; if you're confident it was installed before 1986 then you'd treat it as presumed to contain asbestos.That does not mean you need to panic nor to rip up the floor. 1 (2013): 1-11. On many occasions I've come across 1960s-1970s 6 or 8 inch plastic floor tiles, mainly black colour, which chip off easily when removed. The last date used for asbestos depends on the country where your flooring products were made. Can you see an edge of the material anywhere? This morning, before I continued cutting, it dawned on me that it might contain asbestos. Tape plastic drop cloths over doors, floor registers, and return air vents. Also we don't know if the lab is looking only for characteristic and comparatively large asbestos fibers or if the procedure also detects shorts or fines of asbestos widely used as filler in asphalt-asbestos and vinyl-asbestos floor tile. These floor tiles include metallic accents, metallic highlights in gold, silver or bronze dispersed through the pattern. @Maria, I have a baby is 9 month old crawling around the house. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. CENTENNIAL SERIES floor tiles, shown above include ovate spots on a soft background, with pearlescent/metallic highlights (above left) Colors: Corkstyle floor tiles for 1961, shown above - as in prior and subsequent years - see "Dusty Cedar 874 in the thumbnails above. I'd also look at KENTILE KENFLEX ASBESTOS FLOOR TILE GUIDE - whose Carnival pattern suggests your flooring as well. SENECA WHITE 770 standard straight grain Armstrong floor tile, shown above. Any assistance is 775) 423-6221. It looks to be ceramic. Im not sure what it is made of. That looks like a vinyl floor tile in a wood grain pattern, though from just your photo I'm unsure. Much appreciation for this database and your time. Asbestos vinyl floor tiles were far from rare. also in 12" x 12" size. I think that the cork pattern as well as other light-colored floor tiles will generally date back to early vinyl or "plastic" floor tiles. Makes sense to me. Photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles, 1960-69. Armstrong Peel-and-Stick Floor vinyl floor tiles were introduced late in 1969. Here's a photo of modern Terrazzo floor tiles, in 16" x 16" format, sold by Tile Bar https://www.tilebar.com/, Hi, please can you identify this? Please see the below photo and let me know which brand, color and number you think these tiles are. Youll pay $3 to $5 per asbestos disposal bag, which is recommended for safe disposal. Often tiles were of 9"x9" size (pre-1960) and 12"x12" (post-1960) and typically produced in dark colors (black & dark gray) as asphalt was the main binder. This Q&A appeared originally at ASBESTOS FLOOR TILE ID REQUESTS 1970's-2, On 2018-03-10 by please help asap jlovgren83@gmail.com, I need help to identify these [pebble people floor tiles shown above] as seller refuses to let me test them and denies knowledge of asbestos. I'll add your photo to the online examples, as I don't think ever published the green on black series asphalt asbestos floor tile series. https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/DIY-Asbestos-Floor-Test.php We also very much welcome any criticism, questions, content suggestions. He can be contacted at 34 Lodge Street, To protect your trust we have no business or other relationship with any product service or provider discussed here. Dr. McCrone literally "wrote the book" on asbestos identification procedures which formed the basis for current work by asbestos identification laboratories. Also should we put something over the tiles to encapsulate before we lay the flooring? Sure, Anon, just use the email found at our CONTACT link seen at the top or bottom of any InspectApedia.com page - but it may not be necessary. I would appreciate it. Original assignee: Robbins Floor Products. Professional testing can run $350 to $800, depending on whether other materials in your home are tested at the same time. - 5 easy questions to tell if your FLOOR probably contains asbestos. Well fill you in on asbestos hazards and explain how to determine its presence, as well as what you can do to keep your family safe. I might just assume that it contains asbestos and wear masks and gloves while cleaning and sealing. We are thinking of covering it with hard wood or regular tile. And as you and your husband may know and certainly as your doctors will know, there are other exposures that are, unlike asbestos, cited as causal or exacerbating Parkinson's, for example;: On 2021-01-19 by Jane Fallek - husband has been laying floors since 1960 now has Parkinson's Disease. Above: photos of mastic removed from the back of our tile sample No. The sheet flooring shown at left is identified as an Armstrong resilient flooring product.Another reader had a sample of this resilient flooring tested and confirmed a 70% asbestos content. I can't make out much from the photo of the back surface of a floor tile (above right) though on some tiles we may find text or numbers that help trace the floor's origin. But I think that patent no. If that leaves you with suggestions or questions do let me know. 9 Places To Check For Asbestos In The Home Bob Vila. Questions & answers or comments about how to identify asbestos-containing flooring materials and what to do when asbestos-containing floor tiles or sheet flooring are found in a building. While some states and communities prohibit the removal of asbestos flooring, many areas do permit homeowners to do so. I just purchased a house built in 1961, the kitchen, den and main living room all have what looks to be asbestos tile. Hello, we want to redo bath & kitchen in 1963 ranch house. Neurology 46, no. Please bookmark this page to make it easy for you to check back for our response. @Geraint, I live in Spain, in a house built in 1967, and I'm quite worried because I suspect that the floors of my house may contain asbestos. ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD REDUCTION I hate to admit this but it took me a while for it to hit me that the tiles were probably asbestos. It depends in part on what kind of flooring you are installing. That's not a pattern that I am familiar with. October 2010. https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos-Hazard-Reduction.php. Colors: STANDARD STRAIGHT GRAIN Standard and Woodtone (below) were the most popular selling vinyl asbestos floor tile patterns in 1962 according to Armstrong. by Inspectapedia Com Moderator - red and cream floor tiles and red sheet flooring may all contain asbestos. - F.A. EXCELON CORKSTYLE was sold in all three: Light, Medium, Dark shades - Colors: The last picture shows the back of the tile. For a quick check and five easy questions that can help tell you if an unknown floor covering contains asbestos, try. For colors for which a link is not provided below, see the earlier occurrence of that tile color in a previous year. I am very doubtful of the large sheets containing asbestos due to the size, looks as if it came off a roll and the fact it is cut around a wall that is part of of a post millennium open plan making job. I've been searching within inspectapedia and on other web sites to find info on this tile I found in my grandpa's garage. Asbestos is safe and legal to remain in homes or public buildings as long as the asbestos millimeters) and then a mortar or something similar. They are in pretty immaculate condition really so not sure how old they are. Someday we will put down new vinyl throughout. The likelihood of 1950s and 60s floor tiles containing asbestos is very high, however that asbestos content is not hazardous unless the tiles are disturbed by cutting or grinding, which can. "The interaction of asbestos and iron in lung tissue revealed by synchrotron-based scanning X-ray microscopy." I do see those similar matches and that is what I was afraid of having already disturbed it. Quite an eye-opener to all the terrible things Ive handled over the years!Be well,Thane IMAGE LOST by older version of Clark Van Oyens useful Comments code - now fixed. Its easier to lay asbestos floor tiles onto another layer of asbestos floor tiles than to remove the old ones first. Do you folks have any info/data on a floor covering that was briefly sold in the USA during the 1960's named "monosaic"? Thank you for the quick response. - US EPA Asbestos has been used in vinyl wallpaper since the 1920s, and vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring rose to prominence in the 1950s. But the bottom line is you need to call some local people I get some bids from them. Looking for information (manufacturing window, brand, etc.) These black splotches look more like mold. Apologies for the delay. Below: an excerpt from the EMSL lab report on this flooring sample. Below we provide an extensive photo-dictionary of resilient flooring, floor tiles, and sheet flooring, with focus on older floor coverings that are known to contain asbestos. The tile looks good but removing the tack strips will obviously disrupt it. You will not receive a notification when a response to your question has been posted. That flooring may contain asbestos, particularly its white backer material. Some of the tile he layed had asbesyos but also some of the adhesives. This is in a 1963 house in Freeport. - G.M. Asbestos is safe and legal to remain in homes or public buildings as long as the asbestos Wisconsin home built in 58. When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they lodge in the lungs and do not break down, which can lead to illness. Photo ID guide to reader-submitted 1970's Asbestos-Containing floor tiles: This article provides photographs of 1970's floor tiles & flooring identification requests to help identify flooring that contains asbestos. Colors: (See the strip guide at 1956, also see this installed SOLID TILE & FEATURE STRIP floor example from 1971.). I'm coming across a white substance under the tiles that I'll attach a pic of. for a more-complete understanding of the same question and our answer that you'll find there. Found these layers during a kitchen demo. MONOSAIC SEAMLESS FLOORING AND DESIGN - produced by Mankato Tile Terrazzo Company, was a liquid applied seamless flooring, comprising synthetic water-based resin chips in a moisture-cured urethane vehicle. I will gladly cover but the two surfaces are not level so one will need to be disturbed to fix it. The flooring during this period was usually made in nine-inch squares and is quite a bit thicker than most of the modern vinyl tiles. But when the tiles begin to come loose and in particular if they are breaking up into multiple pieces, each of those breaks has the potential of releasing a small amount of dust. Typically the floating floor will use a rosin paper or other underlayment as well. I'm guessing anywhere between 1950 and 1975. this site is so rarelots of gratitude. I did not see the exact picture on your site. A list below each group of photos includes the names of and links to additional photos for other colors of these styles. The asbestos test lab found 3% chrysotile asbestos in this floor tile sample. During the 1950s and 1960s, Kentile Floors was one of America's largest manufacturers of super-resilient floor tile, and it was a national tile distributor. Angie take a look at the simple questions at DOES THIS FLOOR CONTAIN ASBESTOS? She found remnants in the bottom of a kitchen cabinet on which was imprinted "Armstrong". Hello! Asbestos is safe and legal to remain in homes or public buildings as long as the asbestos materials are in good condition and the asbestos can not be released into the air. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. See the flooring removal articles recommended above including the basis for current work by asbestos identification laboratories. STANDARD Excelon floor tiles, example colors: OSAGE GREEN, also see this lab sample fragment of vinyl-asbestos floor tile tentatively identified. Some self-adhesive floor tiles made by Armstrong also contained asbestos. Hi, what do you think to these. U.S.) - what we learn will help others. INDEX TO ASBESTOS FLOORING Mod. ], Various (colored) fibrous material, homogeneous. After reading this article I am concerned that asbestos might be present. by Inspectapedia Com Moderator, Yes that floor is likely to contain asbestos - you'll find a very close match in our photos from the 1960s and 1970s. In Theophrastus, On Stones, from around 300 BC, there is a reference to a material that is thought to be asbestos. The lab found. 1955 asphalt asbestos or vinyl asbestos floor tiles were sold only in 9" x 9" 1/16" or 1/8" gauge sizes, in one pattern (above) in seventeen colors. Do you have any thoughts/opinions? Also compare your tile pattern to those shown at our article on Wards floor tiles. While the reader referred to this as "Armstrong Congoleum sheet flooring", Armstrong and Congoleum are separate individual companies. Continue readingat ASBESTOS FLOOR TILE ID REQUESTS 1970's or select a topic from the closely-related articles below, or see the complete ARTICLE INDEX. I don't know where I would trust answers as much as I do from this site. A single 15-gallon poly-bag, designed for asbestos disposal, will hold approximately 20 square feet of demolished floor tile and associated debris. On 2021-12-11 Linoleum is a term invented in 1860 by Frederick Walton to describe sheet flooring. Photos attached. for asbestos materials testing. Anything from 1985 (ish) or OLDER means it is possible to have asbestos in it. for the photo and test information. Above: a 1949 Linoleum floral pattern rug from reader Robinson.
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