Potential Asbestos floor tiles what to do?

[LawnBoy-5247]

I will first say that this is NOT my house It is in my grandmothers house and I have NOT confirmed the tiles contain asbestos. The house was built in 1959 and the first owners used the garage as a living space and put flooring tiles in the garage some time between 1959 and 1969. The garage is currently used as a storage/workshop space and I am concerned that the floor tiles are becoming worn to a point that asbestos may be released. I understand the best option is to remove the tiles but my grandmother has stated that she does not really want to deal with asbestos abatement. I am considering just placing floor tiles over the old tiles. I am not worried about asbestos from the tiles breaking I am worried about asbestos from general wear on the floor and I believe that this will be a good solution.
here is what I am looking at https://www.garageflooringllc.com/garage-floor-tiles/

I understand this is not the best solution but to my understanding it is acceptable.

 

[Armorpoxy]

Hi, we have had school engineers approve covering over them with Tyvek wrap and laying over our solid www.supratile.com. The Tyvek would contain any stray fibers.

 

[The Cobbler]

very very likely your tiles have asbestos in them. the question is, at what percent?
. I am able to remove asbestos tile legally & do so regularly.
VAT (vinyl asbestos tile) is considered non friable and can be manually removed without needing full precautions required foo friable asbestos. we have to scrape it by hand, no machines permitted , it has to be bagged in proper asbestos marked yellow bags & it has to go to an approved dump site at twice the cost of regular garbage . we don't need to tent off or have the showers etc.
if it won't come up by hand we go over top, but normally they pop off easily from concrete .
the older glue has asbestos in it too, but again, it is non friable .
that's here, in Canada , your situation (legals) may be different

 

[theoldwizard1]

...the older glue has asbestos in it too, but again, it is non friable.
that's here, in Canada , your situation (legals) may be different

In the US, homeowners are allowed to remove non-friable asbestos products without special precautions or permits. Most old asbestos tile will pop off with some mechanical scraping. Try not to break into small pieces. Double bag the old tiles and put them in your regular trash. Get a respirator and HEPA filter for you shop vac for final cleaning.

The ***** is the old, black "cut back" adhesive and yes, it does contain adhesive. The only product I have used that actually works in Sentinel 747. Watch this video (not me). Pour it on a small (4'x4') area, let sit, light scraping, wipe up with paper towel (yes, you will need lots of paper towel).

I did a laundry room floor twice (nit sure if the second application was really necessary), wash with soap, rinse well, etched. Let dry 24 hour and painted with epoxy. It has held up great for almost 10 years.

 

[Ole Slewfoot]

How about sand and some PEX heating coils, topped with a layer of concrete?

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Interesting; I didn't realize the adhesive had Asbestos in it too. I had that stuff in my basement, still sitting under the carpet and pad we put down to replace original tiles from 1949-50.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Interesting; I didn't realize the adhesive had Asbestos in it too. I had that stuff in my basement, still sitting under the carpet and pad we put down to replace original tiles from 1949-50.

Use that Sentinel 747 adhesive remover. It will liquefy it and you just mop it up with paper towels.

 

[FJ4FUN]

Or... just seal it all up with a coat of Wolverine Coatings BondTite 1115 clear epoxy followed by a coat of their EnduraShield 2254 and call it a day. ;-)

 

[tncatadjuster]

Exactly glue it down go over it.