1970 S Asbestos Vinyl Sheet Flooring Pictures

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.

1970 s asbestos vinyl sheet flooring pictures. 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. Sheet vinyl flooring should be removed to avoid or minimize disturbance of the asbestos containing backing. 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.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be. This article series includes a photo gallery of pictures of floor coverings submitted for identification along with comments on findings recommendations asbestos content. It wasn t until the 1980s that the dangers of asbestos were discovered and manufacturers stopped using it in their vinyl flooring. My concern is that there may be asbestos behind the sheet vinyl perhaps in the paper backing or glue adhesive.

He said that asbestos in flooring was more in the 1950s and thought that the sheet vinyl was probably a replacement floor anyway. This article contains flooring identification requests for floor tiles or sheet flooring believed to date from the 1970 s. My father wasn t particularly concerned about this when i asked him. 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.

Some of the vinyl flooring manufactured during the 1970s contained asbestos a carcinogenic material that could also cause breathing trouble. For a 1970 s vintage asbestos containing floor tile photo guide please also see the following articles. Cheaper coverings had a tendency to crack and cause tripping hazards. Click to enlarge any image.

Vinyl asbestos floor tile photos for 1970 1972 surrounding years. 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. Examine the condition of the tiles. Product photos both branded and un known sheet flooring brands.

1970 1972 armstrong vinyl asbestos floor tile guide to patterns colors 9x9 12x12 inch. This article provides photographs of 1970 s floor tiles flooring identification requests to help identify flooring that contains asbestos. We are told that the paper layer can contain from 40 to 70 percent asbestos. 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.