Carpet Over Vinyl Asbestos Tile

Vinyl asbestos tiles vat asbestos was mixed into the tile material to add tensile strength.

Carpet over vinyl asbestos tile.

In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material. Tore the basement carpet off it. Asbestos is only dangerous when it is exposed. The bottom layer is the 9x9 type and the top layer is ther 12x12 peel and stick type.

Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles. Carpet over asbestos tile discussion in carpet q a started by bob jones sep 28 2020 at 1 18 pm. Adhesives and mastics asbestos was. Big problem they are trying to glue down the tackstrips and they are finding that the glue is not holding down the tack strips well enough so that the carpet will not get pulled up almost immediatly.

Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet 2. P i have some carpet installers at my home now to install some carpet over some possible asbestos tile have not had it tested. One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness. If the carpet glue is negative for asbestos but floor tile and or.

Install carpet over asbestos tile step 1 unroll carpet and allow it to set out overnight to get acclimated to the temperature of your room. First things first in many cases homeowners choose to install carpet on top of asbestos tile instead of replacing it with newer ceramic or porcelain tile. While the old tiles can be removed and replaced with tile and even safely removed by the homeowner with proper precautions and equipment it s usually not worth the risk especially if you plan on installing carpet anyway. If your carpet is removed new underlayment put over the vinyl tile and new carpet installed over the new underlayment then you won t have a problem.

That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away. I don t think i want. Step 2 measure the length of the room based on the direction you will be rolling out your. Can we have carpet installed over these two layers.

Bob jones new member my wife and i bought and moved into a house a couple months ago. Is it safe to drill through the possible asbestos tile. Backing on sheet flooring linoleum or roll vinyl asbestos is in the felt backing. Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials 3.