Carpet Over Vinyl Asbestos Tile

I don t think i want.

Carpet over vinyl asbestos tile.

Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials 3. If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to. Bob jones new member my wife and i bought and moved into a house a couple months ago. If your carpet is removed new underlayment put over the vinyl tile and new carpet installed over the new underlayment then you won t have a problem.

Carpet over asbestos tile discussion in carpet q a started by bob jones sep 28 2020 at 1 18 pm. Tore the basement carpet off it. Vinyl asbestos tiles vat asbestos was mixed into the tile material to add tensile strength. Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet 2.

Step 2 measure the length of the room based on the direction you will be rolling out your. While the old tiles can be removed and replaced with tile and even safely removed by the homeowner with proper precautions and equipment it s usually not worth the risk especially if you plan on installing carpet anyway. We have two layers of asbestos tiles in our family room basement lucky us. Asbestos is only dangerous when it is exposed.

Can we have carpet installed over these two layers. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles. That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away. Install carpet over asbestos tile step 1 unroll carpet and allow it to set out overnight to get acclimated to the temperature of your room.

Adhesives and mastics asbestos was. In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material. Backing on sheet flooring linoleum or roll vinyl asbestos is in the felt backing. First things first in many cases homeowners choose to install carpet on top of asbestos tile instead of replacing it with newer ceramic or porcelain tile.

The vinyl is. Is it safe to drill through the possible asbestos tile. P i have some carpet installers at my home now to install some carpet over some possible asbestos tile have not had it tested. 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 almost immediatly.