1970 S Asbestos Vinyl Sheet Flooring Pictures

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.

1970 s asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures.

Congoleum nairn flor ever vinyl fashionflor cushioned vinyl flooring gold seal vinyl inlaid flooring gold seal vinyl nairon standard flooring. Vinyl asbestos floor tile photos for 1970 1972 surrounding years. My concern is that there may be asbestos behind the sheet vinyl perhaps in the paper backing or glue adhesive. Before you begin the project to remove old vinyl flooring in your home you need to determine if the flooring contains asbestos.

We are told that the paper layer can contain from 40 to 70 percent asbestos. For a 1970 s vintage asbestos containing floor tile photo guide please also see the following articles. Some of the vinyl flooring manufactured during the 1970s contained asbestos a carcinogenic material that could also cause breathing trouble. My father wasn t particularly concerned about this when i asked him.

He said that asbestos in flooring was more in the 1950s and thought that the sheet vinyl was probably a replacement floor anyway. Our photo left shows armstrong excelon 12x12 vinyl asbestos flooring made in 1972 identified in our floor tile photo guide asbestos floor tile identification photos 1949 1959 detailed photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles and resilient flooring produced in 1900 1980. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. Vinyl sheet flooring known to contain asbestos known asbestos containing vinyl based sheet flooring.

In the case of wood floors the paper layer is usually glued to a removable layer called underlayment resides between the paper layer and the. A majority of the vinyl. Tiles that are disintegrating should be. Cheaper coverings had a tendency to crack and cause tripping hazards.

Tthis article series provides a guide to identifying asphalt asbestos flooring 1917 ca 1960 vinyl asbestos floor tile ca 1952 1986 giving a full catalog of floor tile and sheet flooring identification photographs product names styles colors and vinyl asbestos floor patterns and colors for asbestos containing. Asbestos in some 1970s congoleum nairn vinyl asbestos floor tiles congoleum linoleum sheet flooring. 1970 1972 armstrong vinyl asbestos floor tile guide to patterns colors 9x9 12x12 inch. Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring has two layers a top layer of vinyl and a bottom layer made from paper that contains asbestos.

Examine the condition of the tiles. Removing old vinyl flooring techniques. Product photos both branded and un known sheet flooring brands. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.

This article contains flooring identification requests for floor tiles or sheet flooring believed to date from the 1970 s.