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Color Guide to Identify Asphalt Asbestos & Vinyl Asbestos Floor Tiles. Inspect. APedia tolerates no conflicts of interest.

We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website. Color photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles, 1. Here is an asbestos floor tile identification key sorted by primary flooring color: beige, black, blue, brown, tan, wood tone, gray, green, red, white, yellow, etc.

This articleseries provides a guide to identifying asphalt- asbestos flooring (1. These flooring products typically contain chrysotile asbestos, and possibly other asbestos forms. Green links show where you are. We include some examples here. Above is the color key to Armstrong Feature solid color floor tiles & accent strips 1.

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These tiles were intended for accent spots, not for tiling an entire floor, because the solid color flooring would show scratches. For Armstrong floor tiles, the three digit color or pattern numbers origniated in the 1. Watch out: variations in lighting, use of flash, cleanliness, layers of wax or other coatings and even the colour of the lighting source can all affect the perceived colour of floor coverings. When looking through colour examples or pattern photographs for a match for your floor tile or sheet flooring keep this in mind. The photographs below of red and gray Armstrong vinyl- asbestos floor tiles show the same floor under two different lighting levels.

Similarly, among some floor tile products, especially the earlier asphalt asbestos and some early vinyl asbestos flooring, flooring sold with the same pattern and hue name may vary by manufacturing batch. Later improvements in the manufacturing process made the production of flooring more consistent in appearance. Below I give another example using dark brown Armstrong floor tiles in a popular pattern sold over many years. Camera focus also varies due to lighting or other trouble., affecting the appearance of floor tile pattern details. I think the floor below is probably Cayuga Brown #7.

Armstrong. All three of these photographs are of the very same flooring under different lighting conditions. In my third photo below you can also see the effects of dust and dirt on the floor.

Above, Armstrong Pecan Beige C9. Brown, tan or similar floor tile identification searches as well as many of the other color- based tile ID serarches are counfounded by patterns. For example just below is a . We include other tan or brownish colored tiles such as the cork family here as well. The asphalt asbestos floor tiles above left are probably a combination of OSAGE GREEN 7. CHOCTAW GREEN 7. 84 (nearly black) or more likely COMMANCHE BLACK 7.

The asphalt asbestos flooring installed in the First Presbyterian Church, Hudson Valley NY might be classified as gray or taupe. At aove right the gray floor tile shown is an Armstrong flooring product from the 1.

Above - probably Armstrong asphalt asbestos floor tile in pattern and color OSAGE GREENAt above left is a red Armstrong floor tile photo from a magazine advertisement. At above right is a dark red Armstrong asphalt asbestos floor tile photographed by the author in a home in Mabbettsville, New York.... Try the search box below or CONTACT US by email if you cannot find the answer you need at Inspect. Apedia. Question. Armstrong asbestos floor tile diecut inserts from around 1. Am looking for information on Armstrong diecut inserts from around 1. The floor was washed with mild detergent and water.

113 evident and a thin, smooth film remains. Due to the size and thickness of RiverStone, variations in subfloor flatness should not exceed 1/16. Color Guide to Identify Asphalt Asbestos & Vinyl Asbestos Floor Tiles ASBESTOS FLOOR TILE IDENTIFICATION COLOR KEY - CONTENTS: Asphalt-Asbestos & Vinyl-Asbestos Floor. Vinyl tiles are available in a variety of styles, these durable tiles are sure to enhance the look of any room.

Then we used a spray cleaner recommended by the floor resetorer manufacturer. The spray cleaner removes old wax residues.

Next we used a magic marker to color in some gouges that had marred the floor surface. Finally we coated the flooring with the floor restorer product.

The floor looked new, and great. In sum, if you maintain a hard clear coating on top of the floor surface you won't be releasing any measurable level of asbestos fibers by normal foot traffic. Also see ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD REDUCTION for more ways to reduce the asbestos hazard in asbestos- suspect or presumed asbestos- containing flooring. Question: 1. 2x. 12 code 4. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Plant C Akron, Oh. Do you have info about whether the following 2 tiles contain asbestos?

Box says Color Tile vinyl floor tile 1. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Active Directory Dsa Is Unwilling To Perform Spanish.

Plant C Akron, Oh. Box says Amtico Suravinyl Tile 1. LDF1. 8 AH0. 84 1 AL1.

Zip Stik self adhering duravinyl tile; made by American Biltrite INc. Trenton, NJ. Do I need to send photos to make ID possible? I'd make the same suggestion: if your Goodyear flooring was installed before 1. Question. Found what I believe to be asbestos tiles under carpet in all 4 bedrooms of a house my daughter purchased. The house is 1. 00 + age so this indicates these tiles would be asbestos.

Some are damaged through age and also have been stapled to hold the underpad of carpeting and also the carpet tack around the edges. Asterix Et Obelix Jeux Pc Telecharger Gratuit. What is the hazard of the staples and tack? Should we be concerned about fiber leakage thru these holes and various damage in the rooms. Finally, you could order asbestos tests on settled house dust or even air sampling if you are very anxious about the matter; frankly those steps would not be my first concern. Question: identifying various other brands and product numbers of floor tilesdo you know if the SEARS brand HOMART 6. Do they contain asbestos?

Would this contain asbestos? I looked through the tiles on your site, but oculdn't find an exact match. The school was built in 1. Can you help? We don't know the year it was installed. Does it contain asbestos?

Did Armstrong use the same patterns at a later date for their sheet vinyl but without asbestos? Is this anything to worry about? When exactly was asbestos banned in the manufacture of sheet flooring? And yes, for sure there were some peel- and- stick floor tiles that contained asbestos in the tile baking. That does not necessarily mean that you need a costly asbestos remediation job - it depends on the condition of the surface, use made of the area, etc.

If the floor is sound you may have the option of simply covering it with a new material. Jo. Lynn, sorry we don't have information about Dura. Floor plastic asphalt tiles.

Do you know the age of the product? You're welcome to send us photos (see the CONTACT link at top, side, bottom of our pages), and I'll research further. Certainly up to the early 1. Dan, while we have published product and lot numbers for some floor tile products, there are just too many of them, thousands. Unlike mechanical equipment like water heaters or furnaces, I have not found a standard of correlation between product numbers and date of manufacture, though it probably was included in widely varying ways by individual manufacturers. You can narrow down the asbestos question by: - noting the age of the building itself as that sets the earliest plausible date for its floor materials +/- a year or so to allow for flooring sold from stock- noting the date of any renovations of the building- noting whether or not there are multiple layers of flooring or other similar changes that give a renovation history- noting information on any packaging used for the floor tiles - sometimes an extra box of floor tiles is left and stored in a building, intended to supply future repairs or changes to the floor- comparing the appearance of your flooring to the photographs we provide in these tile identification articles- sending a small sample of flooring to a certified asbestos testing lab. For a tile floor of unknown constituents, do not do something foolish such as grinding, sanding, power sawing, or a dusty messy demolition.

Peter,I think you mngh want to ask Armstrong, but in NY case, if you remove materials following the recommended procedures and avoid making a dusty ness you should be OKQuestion: how much asbestos was in floor tile? How much asbestos did the Armstrong Excelon Standard 1.