Asbestos 1960s Linoleum Flooring

Photo id guide to reader submitted 1960 s asbestos containing floor tiles.

Asbestos 1960s linoleum flooring.

You can assume this floor tile contains asbestos. Between the 1920s and 1960s asbestos was a popular material used in floor tiles. Above we show a 9 x 9 cork patterned vinyl asbestos floor tile found in a 1960 s ranch style home in new york. The adhesive used in these older tiles may also contain some asbestos.

Posted by 7 years ago. Cork pattern vinyl asbestos floor tiles were produced in at least three hues by armstrong as well as montgomery ward and sears and possibly kentile and other companies. T he flooring during this period was usually made in 9 inch squares and is quite a bit thicker than most of the modern vinyl tiles. Generally not always asbestos tile is a 9x9 square.

Asbestos is a hazardous material that is present in some older linoleum flooring materials. It can cause lung cancer mesothelioma cancer of the larynx and ovaries and a health condition called asbestosis caused by fibrosis of the lungs. If your tiles are of that size and construction took place before 1980 there is a good chance the tile contains asbestos. This article provides photographs of 1960 s floor tiles flooring identification requests to help identify flooring that contains asbestos.

This article series includes a photo gallery of pictures of floor coverings submitted for identification along with comments on findings recommendations asbestos content.