Wow, that was quick. I hadn't even had time to start researching it myself. Wait until my contractor sees this. I was telling him about how great this list is and how knowledgeable and helpful the people are. Thanks a bunch, Betsy At 02:12 PM 3/22/2010, you wrote: > > >Betsy, > >It's not possible to determine precisely by date if your tiles have >asbestos, but here's quote from Wiccapedia. > >Vinyl composition tiles took the place of > >asbestos > >tiles, which were widely used in schools, hospitals, offices, and public >buildings up until the 1980s. Use of tiles and adhesives containing asbestos >were > >discontinued when asbestos materials were determined to be hazardous. Tiles >free of asbestos are easily distinguished by their size - asbestos tiles >were > >commonly manufactured in 9-inch squares. However, not all 9-inch square >vinyl tiles manufactured before 1980 contain asbestos. Mastics and adhesives >containing > >low concentrations of asbestos were used into the 1970s and are generally >considered non-hazardous because the asbestos is not considered friable. > >Non-ACM (asbestos containing materials) floor tiles are not identifiable by >their size. ACM flooring (tiles, sheets, panels, etc.) may come in any color > >or size and the use of asbestos in flooring and mastics has not been >eliminated. > >You do need to have a smooth surface to lay new vinyl on. If old adhesive >is left, any imperfection in the surface below will translate to the visible >surface on top. > >If you cannot get a smooth surface to lay your new vinyl, you may need to >strip the floor down to the subfloor and lay sheets of underlayment first. > >Blessings, > >Tom > >From: ><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press >Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 5:28 PM >To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Old Vinyl Composite Tile > >Aloha Everyone, >We are ready to have vinyl flooring installed in the kitchen. We >discovered that the current vinyl was installed over some old >flooring that my contractor thinks is what they call VCT. Does anyone >know when they stopped using asbestos in such flooring? We may be >able to remove the top layer and lay the new over the bottom, but >this house was built in 1979 and I suspect that the VCT was the first >flooring installed here. >TIA, Betsy >Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
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