Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed.
Marley vinyl floor tiles asbestos.
Old fire blankets and heat resistant gloves can also be made out of asbestos textiles.
But that changes as soon as you decide to remove it.
The flooring at the left in your photo does not look like a marley floor it looks like a vinyl or vinyl asbestos floor tile.
9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.
Above we show a 9 x 9 cork patterned vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a 1960 s ranch style home in new york.
Cork pattern vinyl asbestos floor tiles were produced in at least three hues by armstrong as well as montgomery ward and sears and possibly kentile and other companies.
Dating from the 1960s in the u k marley flooring was a thin 1 3 mil flexible roll out often reversible vinyl or rubber based floor covering used for dance or athletic purposes.
Unlike many asbestos containing materials vinyl asbestos flooring is generally safe to be around.
You can assume this floor tile contains asbestos.
Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets.
These may also have asbestos paper backing or be fixed with asbestos containing mastic.
Like floor tiles vinyl sheet flooring is a long lasting and economical material and it also offers more aesthetic options to suit a homeowner s taste.
Asbestos floor tiles were once a popular choice for flooring and you will often find old asbestos floor tiles hidden under carpets.
Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes.
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.
I had to.
The old tiles are relatively thin around 1 8 inch thick so installing new flooring on top will not appreciably raise the height of the floor.
Vinyl tile can be adhered directly to asbestos tiles that are not loose or peeling and many vinyl tiles are thin enough that they will only slightly raise the height of the floor.
Examine the condition of the tiles.
Removal of floor tiles with an asbestos paper backing will be notifiable non licensed work nnlw see sheet a0 introduction to asbestos essentials.
I have these in my house when i came to fit laminate flooring think there called marley tiles from the 70 s im pretty sure there asbestos containing and the paper backing is more dangerous then the tile because of it fragility if your laminating or carpeting you can go straight over the top if you need to take them up be very very carefull and should be done by the professionals.
This sheet describes good practice when you need to remove floor tiles that contain asbestos.
Tiles that are disintegrating should be.
