Do All 9inch Floor Tiles Have Asbestos

9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.

Do all 9inch floor tiles have asbestos.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be handled with. The most common size for asbestos tiles is 9 inches by 9 inches. It is a fact that many 9 inch tiles had asbestos. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.

When asbestos tiles were still in production they came in three sizes. Another time period that asbestos floors were popular in was between the years of 1920 and 1960. I am not handy enough to do this kind of job. Pretty much all asphalt based darker core floor tiles and most vinyl floor tiles from the 1960s would contain asbestos.

I am not sure the right image attached. Such tiles are not considered dangerous unless they break and crumple into powder or are tampered with and pulverized. Josh that looks like a vinyl asbestos floor tile. We have spoken to several people and have gotten 3 responses.

Examine the condition of the tiles. 1 some won t touch the tiles saying they have asbestos in them. If you re already suspicious about the potential for asbestos measure the tiles to see if they fit one of these three sizes. I took up 6 tiles of this stuff in a friend s basement.

9 inch squares 12 inch squares and 18 inch squares. Keep in mind that the mastic used as an adhesive for these older tiles might also contain some asbestos. If the tiles were installed between 1960 and 1980 there s a slight chance they contain asbestos. On 2020 06 13 by josh.

Here is the flooring in question from a 1962 home.