Armstrong Vinyl Tiles Asbestos

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Armstrong vinyl tiles asbestos.

Armstrong produced the excelon tile series beginning with a plastic asbestos floor tile series in 1954 referring to the product as vinyl plastic asbestos floor tiles beginning in 1955 and vinyl asbestos tiles from 1957 to 1980. Notable asbestos products manufactured by armstrong include. Vinyl is a type of plastic that has long been a popular material for floor tiles and sheets. The information provided below represents the last date for each floor product category that armstrong produced containing asbestos.

No longer manufacturers resilient floors or adhesives that contain asbestos. Armstrong vinyl asbestos floor tile photo id catalogs 1951 1986. But that changes as soon as you decide to remove it. Armstrong congoleum nairn ever wear kentile kenflex montgomery ward and sears roebuck are some of the brand names of vinyl tile from that period that might contain asbestos.

Unlike many asbestos containing materials vinyl asbestos flooring is generally safe to be around. Travertex 12 x 12 floor tiles by armstrong sold in color harvest ivory 51137. These products placed many construction workers at risk of asbestos exposure. Because floor tiles are not imprinted with brand names look for previous owners documentation or for excess tiles left by the installers.

Our reproduction of vinyl asbestos floor tile patterns and colors below selected representative images of each style or floor tile identification pattern in which tiles were produced. Photo guide to asphalt asbestos and vinyl asbestos floor tiles 1980 1988. 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. Accobest as 8073 gasketing material.

For much of its history the company included asbestos in insulation cement tiles and vinyl flooring. Accobest as 474 gasketing material. 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. Click to enlarge any image we think that the sheet flooring in these photos is probably of similar age.

Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed. Like floor tiles vinyl sheet flooring is a long lasting and economical material and it also offers more aesthetic options to suit a homeowner s taste.