Asbestos 1960s Linoleum Flooring

Above we show a 9 x 9 cork patterned vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a 1960 s ranch style home in new york.

Asbestos 1960s linoleum flooring.

You can assume this floor tile contains asbestos. The adhesive used in these older tiles may also contain some asbestos. This article provides photographs of 1960 s floor tiles flooring identification requests to help identify flooring that contains asbestos. If your tiles are of that size and construction took place before 1980 there is a good chance the tile contains asbestos.

T he flooring during this period was usually made in 9 inch squares and is quite a bit thicker than most of the modern vinyl tiles. Asbestos is a hazardous material that is present in some older linoleum flooring materials. Occasionally the glue used to adhere the tile to the subfloor will also. Generally not always asbestos tile is a 9x9 square.

Posted by 7 years ago. Is this asbestos under my 1960s linoleum. 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. It can cause lung cancer mesothelioma cancer of the larynx and ovaries and a health condition called asbestosis caused by fibrosis of the lungs.

This article series includes a photo gallery of pictures of floor coverings submitted for identification along with comments on findings recommendations asbestos content.