Armstrong Sheet Vinyl Flooring Asbestos

Vinyl sheet is a resilient flooring that people often use as an alternative to natural stone ceramic tile or even hardwood.

Armstrong sheet vinyl flooring asbestos.

Resilient sheet flooring containing asbestos was also produced finding wide use as early as 1968. Please note these dates reflect armstrong s last manufacture not the products sale or installation. Types of vinyl flooring we have multiple categories of vinyl flooring which together include tiles planks and vinyl sheet as well as products with enhanced cushioning and ultra dent scratch. Asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles were produced in 9 x 9 12 x 12 and even 18 x 18 as well as in decorative strips and in thicknesses of 1 16 3 32 and 1 8 also in 0 08 gauge.

Click to enlarge any image we think that the sheet flooring in these photos is probably of similar age. Salvador white black 57170 salvador yellow 57171 salvador green 57173. Salvador 12 x 12 vinyl asbestos floor tiles sold as colors. Armstrong sheet flooring that matches the armstrong excelon swirl chip vinyl asbestos floor tile pattern released in 1968 and shown as a small tile image above.

It comes in a roll that is cut to size. See marble chip pattern flooring asbestos. Asbestos vinyl sheet flooring poses a significantly greater asbestos exposure risk than floor tiles or wallpaper. Vinyl flooring lets you transform any room with gorgeously realistic and durable designs inspired by wood stone ceramic and your own imagination.

Some sheet flooring or resilient flooring also contained asbestos as did floor tile mastics. Single solid surface makes it an excellent choice for moisture prone rooms like kitchens and baths. One armstrong world industries vinyl resilient sheet flooring product thought to have been installed in 1967 was tested in a lab and found to contain 70 percent asbestos. No longer manufacturers resilient floors or adhesives that contain asbestos.

Straight grain 12 x 12 standard vinyl asbestos floor tiles from armstrong were sold in fawn white 56759 as shown above also in iriquiois tan. Vinyl sheet flooring comes in large pieces and is usually cut to the size of the room and laid down in one piece. The information provided below represents the last date for each floor product category that armstrong produced containing asbestos. Such products some sold under the brand name solarian were installed as recently as 1980 long after governmental restrictions on asbestos were initiated.