This article provides a photo guide to and list of asbestos containing products materials and links to detailed articles about individual asbestos containing products materials found in buildings and in a wide range of products used in both home and industry.
Does old black masonite vinyl have asbestos.
If these panels are truly 40 years old that would have them produced in 1978 when asbestos was still used in some building products.
I ll attach a couple of pics.
Product photos both branded and un known sheet flooring brands.
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A 1932 patent does describe the use of asbestos in the equipment used to produce masonite hardboard.
Anyway i m about to rip it all out and thought i d double check to make sure i m not mistaken.
Vinyl sheet flooring known to contain asbestos known asbestos containing vinyl based sheet flooring.
Possible signs of asbestos mastic include discoloration and an oily texture.
I m pretty sure its also termed bendyboard.
Asbestos product photo guide.
Hi i have a 1950s house and at some stage in its life someone has lined the garage underneath with thin boards that i have always called masonite.
Mastic is a type of glue used to adhere tiles and vinyl flooring to the subfloor.
If your building was built before 1980 mastic mixed with asbestos may have been used to seal your tiles to the floor.