hello everyone i need help urgently i have just pulled up the lino in my kitchen which was put in before i moved in but underneath the lino had been glued to these black tiles which im guessin are either very old or are of course asbestos a few of them started to snap as i was pulling the lino up but there was no dust whatsoever i am very worried as i have a little girl who also lives with me can anyone help me with my querie and tell me what it is i have got on my floor thank you
i think i may have asbestos in mykitchen
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Unless the fibres are visible and fly up when you mess with them I don't see there being a problem. That's if they are made with asbestos in the first place. If you remove them simply wet them before you do so and they are then harmless.
hi i am a builder they do contain asbestos but only a small quantity if any doubts have a contractor remove it, may be costly but will put your mind at rest. alternatly go on the website and that will have all the imformation required
As an asbestos qualified handler, if you are worried, then simply use a good dust mask and gloves and dampen them before removal then place in strong plastic bags and take to local recycling centre(dump)and put in relevant skip.
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If these tiles are stuck using black adhesive, then the chances are they are old thermoplastic tiles (original vinyl). Very few of these type of tiles ever contained asbestos. If you see no fibrous materials in the snapped pieces then Just chop em up and throw them away
safe as houses mate.
safe as houses mate.
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