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.
Are my vinyl tiles asbestos.
But that changes as soon as you decide to remove it.
Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring poses a significantly greater asbestos exposure risk than floor tiles or wallpaper.
One of the best ways to deal with asbestos tile is to leave it in place and cover it with new flooring.
The old tiles are relatively thin around 1 8 inch thick so installing new flooring on top.
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.
If the tiles are not solid you can insert an intervening sheet of underlayment.
9 9 vinyl tile and mastic.
Whether your tiles are 12 12 9 9 or any other size they are all equally likely to contain asbestos.
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.
Manufacturers have been using asbestos for decades so asbestos containing tiles come in a vast array of colours styles and sizes.
Who produced vinyl or asphalt asbestos flooring.
Unlike many asbestos containing materials vinyl asbestos flooring is generally safe to be around.
Thin luan wood or cement board.