Asbestos everywhere? Please help!
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Comments (3)Your tiles are vinyl asbestos or asphalt asbestos...they just contain the fiber in the matrix. What you are seeing is the floor polish (wax) being ground into dust. Have the dust tested if you want, but I am quite sure you have nothing to be concerned about....See MoreAsbestos tile...maybe? Please help!
Comments (2)1. If installed by the book, VAT tiles can last almost indefinitely in a residential setting. Same with a quality vinyl tile. 2. Flooring manufacturers kept the look when doing the change from VAT to VCT. 3. Both VAT and VCT tiles are cold to the touch. Both are in the hard surface flooring category. 4. Perhaps the tiles in the kitchen have shrunk a little and the grout you are seeing is actually adhesive residue between the tiles (BTW, the shrink...if that is what it is...is a good sign that this is VCT and not VAT, as VAT is very dimensionally stable). 5. A gouge here and there should be no problem whatsoever. 6. The hairline fractures also should not be a problem, so long as the product doesn't crumble over time. Any acrylic floor dressing or polish will seal the tile surface and fill the little fissures, nicks, gouges and joints between the tiles to the point where nothing is going to escape from the product. About 5 thin coats of acrylic floor polish ought to do it. These polishes are self-dissolving, so you only need to apply them to worn areas to keep the surface film intact and looking good....See MorePlease Help With Asbestos Siding/Insulation
Comments (9)Thank you all for your assist. The shingles are on the side of the house so they would definitely have to go thru the outside. The inside walls are plaster, lathe and wallpapered. I guess that would be one reason to get everything done over!!! So that's the reason I would not have them work from the inside. Any contractor I have talked to say they will do there best but cannot guarantee anything. Yes, I did find those shingles listed on the internet. I would have to find out where they can be found around here and hopefully they would match the origals exactly. Unfortunately, they are not painted as the original ones were so matching a color may be difficult. Also, the finish on the shingles is a different, re satin finish, (the closest thing I can compare it to) sooo, replacing any of the shingles migt make it look a little mismatched. Is there any way to get a perfect match I wonder. Thank You...See MoreAsbestos question, please help, this has me worried sick.
Comments (1)Let not your heart be troubled. This is an overblown issue. A couple of tiles broken out provides absolutely NO risk to you. These are not frangible tiles that release clouds of dust into the air. Sure, if you were in the business of removing the loosely-wrapped asbestos covering water pipes...and did that for MANY years, sure...there might be an issue. In your case, no. Kinda like walking in the park and there was someone smoking. Are you gonna get cancer from THAT? I sorta doubt it. Don't worry about that. Terrorists are more likely to kill you............See Morecat_ky
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