Do All 9inch Floor Tiles Have Asbestos

9 inch squares 12 inch squares and 18 inch squares.

Do all 9inch floor tiles have asbestos.

It is a fact that many 9 inch tiles had asbestos. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18. On 2020 06 13 by josh. We have spoken to several people and have gotten 3 responses.

Another time period that asbestos floors were popular in was between the years of 1920 and 1960. Examine the condition of the tiles. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. If you re already suspicious about the potential for asbestos measure the tiles to see if they fit one of these three sizes.

Pretty much all asphalt based darker core floor tiles and most vinyl floor tiles from the 1960s would contain asbestos. 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. 1 some won t touch the tiles saying they have asbestos in them.

Josh that looks like a vinyl asbestos floor tile. Here is the flooring in question from a 1962 home. I am not handy enough to do this kind of job. When asbestos tiles were still in production they came in three sizes.

I took up 6 tiles of this stuff in a friend s basement. Keep in mind that the mastic used as an adhesive for these older tiles might also contain some asbestos. The flooring tiles are 9 inch 12 inch or 18 inch squares. Such tiles are not considered dangerous unless they break and crumple into powder or are tampered with and pulverized.

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.