Cork Flooring Over Asbestos Tile

Porcelain floors are extremely versatile and durable with tile sizes up to 24 inches available for a clean modern look with fewer grout lines.

Cork flooring over asbestos tile. According to everything i ve read containment is the best way to go. If you are hiring a flooring company they may be hesitant to work around asbestos tiles. If your floor can be thicker without causing problems install a porcelain floor over the old asbestos. You are not looking for permanent solution because you do not plan to be there permanently.

Some of the flooring tiles have come off and you see. That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away. In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material. Vinyl asbestos tile flooring made in a cork pattern may indeed contain asbestos.

Click to enlarge any image the age of your floor means it is asbestos suspect. See asbestos cork products. A floating floor like allure or cork over top will allow you to leave the asbestos in place. Asbestos was very commonly used in vinyl and asphalt based floor tiles in the 1960 s.

The lvt allure needs very flat subfloor it doesn t like bumps or waves in the floor. Ceramic tile installed directly over asphalt asbestos floor tile in a 1970 s home.