Carpet Over Asbestos Floor Tile

Take care to choose a tile whose thickness is not going to create a problem and choose a tile that is rated for floor use.

Carpet over asbestos floor tile. Use a portland cement based adhesive to adhere the new tiles to the old. Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials. Help with carpet over asbestos tile in basement.

In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material. Grinding or sanding of asbestos tile will make it airborne and is hazardous. When they came out and measured they noticed i had 9x9 tiles which could contain asbestos.

I m finishing my basement and ordered carpet for 2 rooms from home depot. If you have a room with asbestos tile you may be tempted to remove the tile prior to carpeting. When you are dealing with asbestos you can either remove it with an abatement or manage it in place.

I went back to the store and before placing my order. Carpet over possible asbestos tile i have some carpet installers at my home now to install some carpet over some possible asbestos tile have not had it tested. Often the tiles are in good condition but begin to crumble when tack strips are pulled up from the carpet installation.

Can i put a new floor on top of asbestos tiles. All removal of asbestos must be done by a professional. Hoping someone can help me with a plan on how to deal with a situation i have.

You can tile directly over asbestos with new tile including ceramic tile. 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.