Should I get rid of the asbestos tile flooring in basement or just leave it and carpet over it?

Should I get rid of the asbestos tile flooring in basement or just leave it and carpet over it We are redoing our basement and we there is a carpet that original owner threw over the asbestos tiles. We had them tested and they are asbestos. Original tile from the 60's etc.Tile seems to be whole except for an area where it was pulled up and cracked where an old bar was removed.

Contractors have different opinions: 1 says he will pull it all up before putting new carpet down. Another says to just leave the tile and put padding / carpet over it etc.I look to you for advice. Perhaps you can help me decide.

Thanks Asked by doobias123 28 months ago Similar questions: rid asbestos tile flooring basement leave carpet Home > Home Improvement.

Similar questions: rid asbestos tile flooring basement leave carpet.

Asbestos......... Basically comes in three types; Brown Blue White I would guess your floor tiles are white/ chrystolite. Most of these tiles were made with this kind of asbestos. Canadian opinion is that this is quite harmless but the EU reckons they are all harmless.Me.

I'd lay my carpet and forget about it.

When we obtained the almost-money-pit next door, one of the traps laid for us was the kitchen tile. It was asbestos. We had two options: pay for a (very) expensive hazmat team to come in and remove it, or entomb the stuff under plywood paneling and then lay new linoleum over that.

Guess which we chose! But to "leave it as is" or even put carpet over it, leaves the asbestos able to leach particles off the tile that can then waft into the air and be inhaled, where they commence damaging the lungs. The above really are your only two legal options..

1 I think the official statement is that asbestos tile in good condition is better left undisturbed than removed, as far as asbestos abatement is concerned. I'd have a little bit of concern about contractor #1, unless he is charging a significantly higher price than #2: once you disturb asbestos, you have to go through certain procedures to dispose of it in an approved manner. He may be planning to not do this.

I think the official statement is that asbestos tile in good condition is better left undisturbed than removed, as far as asbestos abatement is concerned. I'd have a little bit of concern about contractor #1, unless he is charging a significantly higher price than #2: once you disturb asbestos, you have to go through certain procedures to dispose of it in an approved manner. He may be planning to not do this.

3 I defer to other experts. But, are you able to sell your house some day with those tiles in place? .

I defer to other experts. But, are you able to sell your house some day with those tiles in place?

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Already started to scrape up old flooring, now I read it might have asbestos. Oh my gosh! What should I do now?

What type of tile is best for kitchen flooring.

How do I rid my basement of crickets with a home remedy can I use bleach and spray where they hid or vinagar to control.

Basement floor gets water,thinking of putting down tile flooring. Will that be a mistake. Will it hold up under moister.

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