Asbestos Vinyl Floor Tiles.
These are the tough, plastic-feeling tiles often found in kitchens or passageways. They were popular because they lasted forever, mainly thanks to the asbestos inside them.
Along with asbestos cement and Artex, asbestos vinyl floor tiles are probably the most common asbestos product found in asbestos surveys. Chrysotile (White Asbestos) was added to the vinyl to increase its strength and durability.
They were manufactured from the early 1950s to 1986.
They were often laid on a bitumen adhesive that also contained Chrysotile.
Bitumen adhesive
Bitumen adhesive is tough to remove and is often left in place, resulting in asbestos contamination of any products laid on top of it. It’s not uncommon to find modern flooring products returning a positive for asbestos content because of the bitumen adhesive.
- The Telltale Sign: If the tiles are small (9 inches by 9 inches) and stuck down with a thick, black, tar-like glue, that’s almost certainly “Vinyl Asbestos Tile.” Both the tile and the black glue usually contain asbestos.
- Is it safe? You can walk on them, mop them, and live on them for decades without an issue. The fibres are trapped in the vinyl.
Asbestos vinyl floor tiles are found extensively in schools, offices and any area that would have had high foot traffic. Such as kitchens and hallways.
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