Wood Flooring Ideas Photos: Wood Floor Asbestos

A: Asbestos is a known carcinogen and should be handled by trained If the sample is positive, consider encapsulating the linoleum with a new wood floor or one of the newer laminate floor coverings Asbestos was commonly found in resilient tile and sheet flooring until 1980, either in the tile or to strengthen the backing. Instead, cover the linoleum with a floating floor. Floating floors come in If there is asbestos I’d rather leave well enough alone and just put the hardwoods over the tile. Any help you can provide is appreciated. –Lisa Y. A: In general, it’s possible to install hardwood The air tests came back clean, he said. The asbestos is in adhesive and filler material beneath plywood that was the base for the hardwood floors, Emmett said. Clean up of the materials will begin I’ve purchased gable end vents to install in the currently unvented attic (fiberglass insulation is between the attic floor joists)but it requires cutting through brittle asbestos shingle Does What are the dangers of asbestos? We’ve lived here 33 years plus If the sample is positive, consider encapsulating the linoleum with a new wood floor or one of the newer laminate floor coverings. .

When I was in the basement, I noticed light from my apartment showing through cracks in my hardwood floor. I would like to insulate Unfortunately, some of the material used in those days contained .