Excellent explanation! Nobody in KZfaq mentioned friable/nonfriable part. Thank you, sir.

Thank you for this short but important episode! Despite its very long history, unfortunately today there is still a lack of education about the possible uses of asbestos in many parts of the world. Whether in floors, screeds and leveling compounds, electrical installations, in tile adhesives and joint compounds, the mastic of windows and doors, as well as in many other materials in and around the house - there are countless possible areas of application of asbestos that surprise even experts again and again. Particularly in the case of renovation and refurbishment work, the following therefore applies: Exercise the greatest caution and play it safe! Even a small material sample is sufficient to determine in a professional test procedure whether a suspicious material contains asbestos. If the commissioned analysis confirms the suspicion of asbestos, have any work on it carried out exclusively by service providers with the necessary certificate of competence. This is the only way you can be sure that there will be no accidental contamination of your living space, clothing or workshops with asbestos fibers. Stay healthy!

That was extremely helpful, thank you.

As long as your not causing fibers of asbestos to float in the air your fine. But if you drill or or drive nails into the tiles you could be releasing fibers. You could use heavy duty construction glue to hold the base of the wall to the floor.

That's a huge help. I have brown 9x9 tiles in my bedroom under the carpet, they look like they are brand new. I have 1x1 ceiling tiles that seem to be constructed with a light brown fiber similar to the color of pressed wood. How do I determine if my ceiling tiles are asbestos. The reason I ask is that I would rather it be drywall, which is what is underneath. It might be best to drywall over the top of the ceiling tiles. What are your thoughts?

Thanks Colin! Actually very helpful. I just bought a house from 1963 and definitely have some 9 x 9 tiles in the basement. This was underneath two layers of rug. I have removed the rug I have a little bit of padding to get up because it’s now stuck so I’m gonna scrape it very carefully using a respirator and then I plan to use the self leveling concrete to encapsulate it and maybe put some tile or vinyl flooring over that. Thanks for the info I feel more confident going into this project.

Hi Luba, any asbestos floor tiles are potentially releasing fibers into the air if they crack or are otherwise damaged.

Hi Jim! About a year ago we were putting in new flooring in our kitchen, and saw there was asbestos tileing underneath our old floor when we ripped it out. We didn't know it was asbestos and tried ripping out a tile and the tile broke. This is when we realized that it was asbestos tiles and we decided to just put the new laminate wood flooring over the tiles to encapsulate it. That one tile was the only tile that we broke apart and we immediately discarded the rest of the tile. Does the new flooring we layed over keep the us safe from the asbestos dust, or does it still let dust come out and become airborne?

I have a question. I have a house from 1954. I found out that I have radon, so I got it mitigated. Though, when they tested the flow they pulled the carpet back drilled through the tile before I could mention anything. What do I do to ensure this room is safe? It's where my workout bike is, but now I'm not sure I want to ride in there. I'm not trying to remove the tile. But what do I do since the guy just drilled right through it? He placed the carpet back and filled the whole so that is covered, but I worry about whatever dust he made and spread out from doing that.

Hi Jim, We definitely know that there are asbestos floor tiles under our carpeting throughout our house. However, we'd like to update and take all that carpeting out and put down some kind new flooring. Won't those tiles come up upon pulling carpeting out from the edges? Do those tiles need to come out in order to put new flooring in....and if so...won't that just make it higher than the other flooring areas like in the kitchen and bathrooms? thanks, Jim. I'm grateful for any advice. 😊

I took a sledge hammer to a concrete bathroom floor that possibly had asbestos tiles on it. The tiles were already removed but I am worried about residue from the tiles on the concrete. I would have created plenty of dust and was on my hands and knees breaking pieces away and installing plumbing pipes. What are the chances there was asbestos on the concrete? Does the glue holding the tiles to the floor contain asbestos? I'll be getting samples tested.

I have these tiles in our 1950 ranch home, in my 3 season porch, which is a damp environment due to some neglected mx issues from prior owner. We are working on cleaning them up, which brings me to my question. The tiles are cracking here and there along the wall edge, into pieces which are about two inches, The tiles appear to have been installed directly onto to concrete. Can I cover them with a self leveling compound such as concrete? 90% of them are secure to the floor.

Wow we have it throughout our entire summer home I noticed a small area that was soft spongy and got me concerned plus the house built in 1957 has no basement only a dirt crawl space my parents when they were alive talked about somehow putting in a basement but never did now the house is left to my brother and me

Would it be ok to cover it with ceramic tile.

I wanted to continue the hardwood floor in the common areas to my bedrooms where I have old carpet. The carpet has already been ripped out (last week) and it looks like asbestos tile underneath. Looks like the wood installed in 2010 was done after removing the same tile. I suspect with total disregard for asbestos (I had to move out for 5 days). So now we have been exposed twice (after reading your comments about exposure from ripping out carpet). One of the tiles has received damage from water (bathroom on other side of wall). Totally dry now. The tile is 1/2 intact but otherwise a few pieces 2x2 inches. Maybe the carpet installer (decades ago) removed other pieces. I have covered up with plastic for now and sent off 2 pieces (one with glue)for asbestos testing. I’m so concerned about my exposure. Want to put a floating wood floor in but need to repair that one tile. Also may need to level, but have not measured that yet. Is it worth getting a remediation company if the tile carefully removed and replaced with a VCT tile? Am I being exposed every day since carpet removed. I’m pretty upset right now.

Very helpful video! I have it in the basement and we put carpet over it. Will this affect the value of our home?

If I scraped some vinyl tile like this and it was non friable should I be ok? Or I screwed 🥲

Rehabbing an old community building. Looks to be non-friable VAT tile floor. Could we simply paint over the tile? Maybe epoxy or polyurethane? They have zero budget, so looking for cost effective options. Thanks!

Thanks you for the informative video. My house was built in 1960 s, and there are 9 X 9 tiles in my basement therefore there are good chance that there are asbestos tiles. I have a double, can I cover the asbestos floor tiles with cement.

Can I use floor paint product to encapsulate asbestos tile then put high end vinyl plank flooring over it?? Which paint do you recommend?

It is possible for the glue or mastic that was used for the tiles to contain asbestos. The tiles themselves would not leave a residue so I think you can rule that out. The dust you could see was from the concrete, not the asbestos. With that being said, you really shouldn't be breathing in concrete dust either. You should always use proper respiratory protection when performing demolition of any material that might create dust.

Hi... If u building had espostos roof tiling and was removed by non professionals 4 years ago will the air be clear and safe after tha time,, they replaced the roof in 2017,, the old panels could off been aspestos but we will never know

I have asbestos tile it’s coming up and many have broken. I cut some stick on vinyl tiles smaller to fill in the gaps were the older tile is gone. How can I get a company to put a floor over it to encapsulate it? Home Depot’s came out and said they won’t lay anything because you would need to staple or nail into it? One side of my basement the tiles are in good shape but covered in a carpeting with padding. The carpeting is trashed now and needs to be replaced? I’m worried a company is going to refuse to replace it because of the asbestos tiling? I guess they have to at least staple to the edging pieces on the floor? A remediation company wanted to charge me 6,000 dollars to take it out.

What are some options to cover up these tiles if not wanting to spend a lot to remove them by professionals ? Thanks.

Could you add wall frame over the tiles?

Hands down those was the best darn Hot Wheels floor! Lol

Just to be clear, asbestos was and is still used in floor tile and not just 9 X 9. Although the USA no longer makes asbestos flooring, it could still make it in to the retailers from other countries like Canada, Russia, etc. The only way to know for sure is laboratory analysis.

Very good info, but did not say what to do if we want them removed.

Hi Collin, I'm a musician but life went a bit cruel on me and I had to change my profession for labouring. As English isn't my first language, I misunderstood the task from my manager. When he asked me to take the "floors" off, he asked me to take the panels that were in one bathroom, what I did however was taking of vinyl tiles like these on your video from the other one. When I was told I had to leave them because they may contain asbestos I got into panic and can't stop thinking of it. I need to underline that they were sticking to the floor very well and I wasn't able to take them off in one piece. Do you think is there a high possibility that I got exposed for its fibres? Thanks

The support on that main beam behind him gives me anxiety

Would carpet be okay to cover and not pose a risk?

I found an old box of unused asbestos tile. How do I throw it away?

I think you need to be a little clearer of the dangerous type and not so dangerous because if I take a screw drive to it will break up but not turn into dust!