This has such a huge stigma on it, i am a flooring installer and before anyone knew it was a problem all the old dogs i know were tearing out and banging away on this stuff like crazy, they are all fine today and the ones that have died didn't from meso, im not taking away that its bad but its not radioactive either, one singular event with you around it wont kill you
thank you. I need to reclaim and reuse my 108 year old pine floors that are tongue and groove and secret nailed and everyone talks about pulling nails or cutting the tongue. Thank you so much!!!!
live in the projects,that where build on 1946. I move in 2009,so I don't know when was the last time floor tiles were change. Well my kitchen flooded in water,and 2 vinyl squares came off,and underneath the cement was stain in black. Can that be abestos? The tiles measure 12 ×12. So when they came off,i put glue.
The black adhesive is a tar petroleum base adhesive. Over decades it dries out and loses its adhesive properties. A heat gun, a plumbers torch, or a propane weed gun will heat the tile and soften the glue. I prefer the 20 gallon weed burning torch. One person on torch, another with a long handle flat shovel, like you would use to cut grass. I ve even used a large putty knife, sheet rock mud knife screwed to a broom handle. This way you both stand up. Get piles of grocery boxes, and kitchen bags. Open bags in the boxes , place tiles in bags. Sinch close. Boxes can get heavy before they fill up. Place in dumpster.
Excellent video. Very informative, very clear. You two coverd a lot of ground very clear short and sweet without speeding through it.. Excellent ! Thank you very much.
Ahh great so these are the tiles I've been digging up out of my garden and violently breaking with a shovel and standing in the dust cloud it created ☠
Heat up the tile there will be a adhesive glue under it take a floor scraper or putty knife or a flat bar you get the gist peel it up There is zero problem unless you create dust
Testing for asbestos alone is 120 dollars…… oh, and that’s even wrong btw when you go and get the tile tested the adhesive glue under it needs to get tested as well. That is also another $80. That’s a $200 material test JOE
Dear Vaguely Victorian, Thank you for this video and provides comprehensive tips on safety precautions and possible uses of asbestos. Sampling is also clearly demonstrated here. Nonetheless please always observe the safety and procedural guidelines for handling asbestos that apply in your country. Please submit a small material sample before starting your work in order to have a professional asbestos analysis carried out. If an analysis reveals asbestos in your property, then only commission specialists with the necessary certificate of competence to remove it, as otherwise asbestos fibers can pollute room and apartment air and bind stubbornly and permanently to clothing and other materials. Stay healthy!
if I break few of them for removal, how much do I need to breathe in or work with them (like few hours ?) to breathe so much that would be deadly? BEcause i removed some already :(
Any amount can be harmful, but you won't see effects until many years into the future. Whats done is done. Just be aware so you can prevent further exposure in the future!
Well... this is actually an excellent video. Had to work very hard to find it though. Do you think you can apply this technique to an engineered floor that has underlayment but is glued in the tongue and groove? No nails I don't believe.
I've got 12x12 tiles in my basement, but I heard a lot of them can be asbestos too. There is black mastic under them but they peel up easily now. House was built in 1957, but I have no idea when the basement tile was done.
Wat we have done is paint missing tile in,so it's a faux tile , u can go to hobby lobby and pick up small bottles of diffrent paint tones ,then have fun recreating tile
Use a floor leveling compound to pour over the missing tiles without disturbing them. Kind of like cement. This is called encapsulation. Henry's is a brand I bought at Home Depot. I'm sure there are others.
Thank you for making this video! I'm renting a room with these tiles and when I scrub them to clean thete is a chemical smell or something that is horrible..
Why the f*** are you walking around with open toe sandals, picking up, touching, and fiddling with potentially dangerous materials without gloves, and not even wearing a face mask? Now we know why U.S. healthcare costs a fortune.
Two other places in same apartment tested positive. Third negative. Hmm. False Negative? Wouldnt take risk. Whats the chance they suddenly changed glue? Zero.
You have made up my mind for me. Would it be safe to put down apply another layer of glue or fastener and tile? Then the mastic won't be disturbed. Thanks so much. Awaiting an answer.
