On Christmas day, me, my dad, and my brother-in-law spent some time discussing the brother-in-law's kitchen floor (as you do). The house is late 70's build.
None of us is really sure when the floor tiles were originally laid, but the back of them is a brittle white compound.
What thickness were asbestos floor tiles? And are there any tell-tale signs as to whether these may be asbestos or not?
Cheers
JW
This may help....
I think you can get a test done for around £30. Almost all floor tiles manufactured in the past few decades until the mid
80's contained asbestos.
vinyl-asbestos too then. ISTR they have a black backing - which I'd thought was something tar like - though probably not.
Incidentally, for testing, I just found this one:
JW
Ignore that - that's just for the kit with bags, overalls and masks etc. The sample costs are higher:
If you're not getting rid of them then just leave them be, they won't do any harm unless broken up.
Thanks Mike - to be honest, we really just wanted to know if they were asbestos. If they are, then simplest will probably be to just tile or lino over them.
They are prolly vinyl asbestos - the asbestos was used as a filler. Most common tell tale sign is thaey become very brittle & crack at the edges.
70's build makes it highly likely.Left alone - no problem.
Dave
Thanks Harry. I think the B-I-L will be getting a pro to lay new tiles or lino straight over the top. Someone else's problem - then job done! ;-)
Yup - they have - they were the bits we were studying on Boxing Day! :)
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