Dear forum members,
Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. Today, we removed soft PVC flooring that was only glued down with tape from the basement of a single-family house built in 1976 that we recently purchased.
The floors were removed . Beneath the flooring was the poured concrete slab of the basement. No black adhesive or anything similar was found.
In one room, it was a wood-look PVC sheet with brown fibers underneath, and in the other room, a stone-look floor with a light-colored underside.
The PVC flooring is still in the basement room.
Now we are concerned that the material might contain asbestos...
We know it’s difficult to tell from the pictures. However, since we are quite worried, any advice from someone with experience would be very helpful.
Samples will be sent to a laboratory tomorrow, but perhaps someone can offer us some reassurance in the meantime...
Unfortunately, the damage has already been done. Today, we removed soft PVC flooring that was only glued down with tape from the basement of a single-family house built in 1976 that we recently purchased.
The floors were removed . Beneath the flooring was the poured concrete slab of the basement. No black adhesive or anything similar was found.
In one room, it was a wood-look PVC sheet with brown fibers underneath, and in the other room, a stone-look floor with a light-colored underside.
The PVC flooring is still in the basement room.
Now we are concerned that the material might contain asbestos...
We know it’s difficult to tell from the pictures. However, since we are quite worried, any advice from someone with experience would be very helpful.
Samples will be sent to a laboratory tomorrow, but perhaps someone can offer us some reassurance in the meantime...
Regarding the images, here is the following information:
The old floor covering was originally laid loosely and fixed at the edges against curling using adhesive tape.
Many years ago, several flooring manufacturers attempted to apply a type of felt backing to their flooring to facilitate bonding (I am referring here to bonding with ADHESIVE).
Unlike today’s modern dispersion adhesives, it was difficult back then to permanently secure an elastic floor covering to the subfloor. This also applied to linoleum, which for the same reasons was made with a jute backing.
I consider it almost impossible that asbestos fibers are involved in this case.
As you can see, the old floor covering has been removed, rolled up, and is now ready for disposal.
This can be done via regular household waste, bulky waste collection, or a recycling center where you can drop it off yourself.
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Conclusion: There is no need for panic or even uncertainty regarding asbestos here.
Of course, a proper qualitative analysis for asbestos is easy to do and costs only about €55.
A small amount to pay for peace of mind in the future, if you do not trust my advice...
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Best regards to the forum community: KlaRa
The old floor covering was originally laid loosely and fixed at the edges against curling using adhesive tape.
Many years ago, several flooring manufacturers attempted to apply a type of felt backing to their flooring to facilitate bonding (I am referring here to bonding with ADHESIVE).
Unlike today’s modern dispersion adhesives, it was difficult back then to permanently secure an elastic floor covering to the subfloor. This also applied to linoleum, which for the same reasons was made with a jute backing.
I consider it almost impossible that asbestos fibers are involved in this case.
As you can see, the old floor covering has been removed, rolled up, and is now ready for disposal.
This can be done via regular household waste, bulky waste collection, or a recycling center where you can drop it off yourself.
------------
Conclusion: There is no need for panic or even uncertainty regarding asbestos here.
Of course, a proper qualitative analysis for asbestos is easy to do and costs only about €55.
A small amount to pay for peace of mind in the future, if you do not trust my advice...
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Best regards to the forum community: KlaRa
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