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What kind of flooring is this?
jpdx:
I am planning to remove this flooring and want to make sure it is safe to do so in terms of asbestos. I was happy to see that the backing was not paper but something else with a grid pattern.
The flooring is red, marble-looking and appears the same as Marmoleum sold at Home Depot.
Under the floor is an underlayment which appears to be masonite or similar. This needs to come up as well.
Am I good to go?
RunningWithScissors:
The tiles appear to be linoleum - the grid pattern on the back is a jute (natural fiber) mesh. I'm not as certain about the underlay, or even what the composition of Masonite could be.
I've taken out asbestos tiles in a house - the issue is minimizing breakage and dust and keeping the nasty bits as encapsulated or undisturbed as possible. In any case, regardless of your particular situation, I'd go for protective gear just to be safe (respirator, hooded disposable protective coveralls, safety glasses and gloves).
lthenderson:
Also, you can buy testing kits through Amazon for reasonable prices that allow you to send a sample to the lab and they email you a result back in a week or so.
jpdx:
RunningWithScissors, thanks for identifying the jute backing!
lthenderson, the Amazon kit is about $25 less than the local lab. Thanks for the tip!
Fishindude:
Very unlikely to be Asbestos, looks like normal Linoleum.
About the only asbestos flooring you run into anymore is the 9" x 9" x 1/8" thick, glue down tiles and they've not used that stuff since the 60's.
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