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Old 03-18-2009, 05:53 PM   #1
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Default Tearing up old kitchen floor and a surprise...

Bought an old Victorian and I am tearing up what are certainly asbestos ridden kitchen tiles. Underneath these are a fabric mesh made out of potato sack like material. What is this? Would there be asbestos in this material?

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Old 03-18-2009, 07:42 PM   #2
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What kind of glue/mastic do you have under those tiles? If it's the black stuff, that probably has asbestos in it.

No idea what the potato sack is though.
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Old 03-19-2009, 07:33 AM   #3
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yes it does. But not enough to be too concerned with. Keep the floor wet as you remove it with a floor scraper. Asbestos is only a problem with it becomes dust. This stuff does not do this, it does break into small pieces, but that is still not too much of a concern. Use a dust mask for extra protection.
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