Backing Asbestos Vinyl Sheet Flooring

Removing your asbestos backed sheet vinyl flooring.

Backing asbestos vinyl sheet flooring.

We are told. The backing of the vinyl sheet didn t crumble or anything like that but it did separate when i ripped the sheet off the floor. Asbestos backed vinyl sheet flooring is where the backing the side attached to the floor see figure 1 contains friable easily broken asbestos material. Vinyl resin sheet flooring asbestos backed medium or heavy gauge.

Another possibility is to lay 1 4 inch underlayment on top of your existing floor and then lay new flooring on top of that. Figure 1 asbestos backed vinyl sheet flooring. Many colors and designs. This will entail peeling the sheet vinyl from the flooring beneath if the backing does not separate in the process or removing the sheet vinyl in sections with the underlayment attached.

Or if your existing flooring is in good condition your best option may be to simply. The backing would be one suitable for use as a surface covering for example a felt perferably a rubber bonded asbestos backing a vinyl sheet backing a cellulosic felt or other backing which lendsitself to surface covering applications. While asbestos is useful as a binding agent in the manufacture of vinyl and rubber floor coverings it isn t needed to make linoleum tiles or sheet flooring. The vinyl sheeting itself does not contain asbestos.

Must be implemented to control. Examples of armstrong linoleum flooring linowall wall covering. Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed. Sheet vinyl flooring should be removed to avoid or minimize disturbance of the asbestos containing backing.

Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring has two layers a top layer of vinyl and a bottom layer made from paper that contains asbestos. Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring can be more dangerous to remove than tiles if proper precautions are not practiced. Asbestos vinyl sheet backing. Dry asbestos particles are lighter than air wet ones are less prone to become air borne.

I unknowingly tore up some. The thicker the vinyl wear layer thickness the longer the material will be expected to wear. 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. Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring poses a significantly greater asbestos exposure risk than floor tiles or wallpaper.

Rather than removing it consider installing a new floor directly on top of it. Easy to keep clean.