But that changes as soon as you decide to remove it.
Are my vinyl tiles asbestos.
Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets.
If the tiles are not solid you can insert an intervening sheet of underlayment.
The old tiles are relatively thin around 1 8 inch thick so installing new flooring on top.
Manufacturers often made this type of flooring with a friable asbestos backing which means asbestos fibres are easily released into the air if the sheet flooring is disturbed or damaged.
Thin luan wood or cement board.
Manufacturers have been using asbestos for decades so asbestos containing tiles come in a vast array of colours styles and sizes.
Vinyl tiles with asbestos are all 12 12 or 9 9 tiles with asbestos.
Whether your tiles are 12 12 9 9 or any other size they are all equally likely to contain asbestos.
Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring poses a significantly greater asbestos exposure risk than floor tiles or wallpaper.
Vinyl asbestos floor tiles were produced by a number of manufacturers and the decorative tile patterns were varied often annually as styles and tastes changed.
9 9 vinyl tile and mastic.
As long as the asbestos tiles are solid you can cover them with sheet vinyl luxury vinyl plank laminate engineered wood solid hardwood or just about any other type of flooring.
Who produced vinyl or asphalt asbestos flooring.