It was also resistant to moisture oil grease heat alkalis and acids.
Is there asbesyos in vinyl nase glue.
Containing between 15 and 85 percent asbestos these adhesives were manufactured mostly in the first half of the 20th century.
He said that asbestos in flooring was more in the 1950s and thought that the sheet vinyl was probably a replacement floor anyway.
My concern is that there may be asbestos behind the sheet vinyl perhaps in the paper backing or glue adhesive.
Mastic is a type of glue used to adhere tiles and vinyl flooring to the subfloor.
Asbestos adhesive removal is best left to qualified asbestos abatement professionals especially when old asbestos glue daubs have become friable easily crumbled by hand.
Therefore if your house was built or remodeled around 1984 or before there is a chance that black mastic adhesive on your floor may contain asbestos.
If your building was built before 1980 mastic mixed with asbestos may have been used to seal your tiles to the floor.
Possible signs of asbestos mastic include discoloration and an oily texture.
This article provides dates of manufacture of asbestos containing adhesives mastics sealants and includes photographs and text describing the appearance of such products.
However some companies produced asbestos adhesives as late as 1984.
My father wasn t particularly concerned about this when i asked him.
Asbestos adhesive was used for asphalt flooring tiles and vinyl or linoleum sheet tile because it strengthened the flooring and made it more durable.
How to recognize roof or floor adhesive mastic or sealant that may contain asbestos.