Carpet Over Vinyl Asbestos Tile

We have two layers of asbestos tiles in our family room basement lucky us.

Carpet over vinyl asbestos tile.

Vinyl asbestos tiles vat asbestos was mixed into the tile material to add tensile strength. 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. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles. Step 2 measure the length of the room based on the direction you will be rolling out your.

Backing on sheet flooring linoleum or roll vinyl asbestos is in the felt backing. That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away. 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. Adhesives and mastics asbestos was.

Tore the basement carpet off it. Carpet over asbestos tile discussion in carpet q a started by bob jones sep 28 2020 at 1 18 pm. Can we have carpet installed over these two layers. 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.

Asbestos is only dangerous when it is exposed. 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. Bob jones new member my wife and i bought and moved into a house a couple months ago. P i have some carpet installers at my home now to install some carpet over some possible asbestos tile have not had it tested.

The vinyl is. In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material. If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to. 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.

Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet 2. If the carpet glue is negative for asbestos but floor tile and or. Is it safe to drill through the possible asbestos tile. Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials 3.