Indoor Outdoor Carpet Over Asbestos Tile

I have some carpet installers at my home now to install some carpet over some possible asbestos tile have not had it tested.

Indoor outdoor carpet over asbestos tile.

One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness. New vinyl laminate flooring hardwood engineered floating flooring and carpeting can all be successfully installed over asbestos tiles. Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet. On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages.

Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials. And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old. If the tiles in question are crumbling torn drilled sawn or sanded you ll definitely want to consult with a professional who can help gauge risk and offer recommendations for reducing asbestos exposure the epa is among the best resources available to help educate on risks and abatement techniques. Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

Depending on what type of carpet or padding is selected it will add some height to the floor. Carpet is another type of flooring that can be successfully installed over ceramic tile. Also the tack strip holes will all have to be drilled because the ceramic will shatter if you try to nail directly into it. When they came out and measured they noticed i had 9x9 tiles which could contain asbestos.

Big problem they are trying to glue down the tackstrips and they are finding that the glue is not holding down the tack strips well enough so that the carpet will not get pulled up almost immediatly. If your tiles are in perfect condition it s true that they could be removed but doing. How to remove old vinyl asbestos flooring duration. Even ceramic slate and stone tiles can be installed on.

It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill. He told me i could paint over the tile with drylok to seal it in and that would be sufficient for them to perform the install and i may just have to. I went back to the store and before placing my order discussed this with the associate in flooring. In many cases installing a new floor over the tiles encapsulates the asbestos fibers and is an acceptable way to manage the material.

That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away.