Green Asbestos Floor Tiles

Resilient sheet flooring containing asbestos was also produced finding wide use as early as 1968.

Green asbestos floor tiles.

Here is an asbestos floor tile identification key sorted by primary flooring color. That way no one will be endangered years from now when they start to rip up the new flooring and find asbestos tiles beneath. 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. However as a favor to future owners of your house make some note of the fact that asbestos tiles are under the new flooring.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with. Beige black blue brown tan wood tone gray green red white yellow etc. You could also cover the tiles with new vinyl flooring linoleum or even ceramic tiles. Sanding sawing drilling or tearing the tiles out however can release fibers into the air.

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. Color photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1900 1986 using dominant floor tile color to identify the probable asbestos containing floor tile brand pattern and age. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. Asbestos floor tiles will not release toxic fibers and pose a health risk unless they are disturbed.

Examine the condition of the tiles. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.