What kind of floor is this and does it possibly contain asbestos?
Hello everyone, we bought a house built in 1951. In the 1957 extension, a floor has been discovered beneath the laminate flooring that I'm concerned may contain asbestos. My first question is, what kind of flooring is it? There are brown fibers on the underside, see picture; a piece has already been cut out. Unfortunately, the seller doesn't know anything about this. Is it Stragula linoleum? And if it does contain asbestos, should it be firmly bound in the linoleum or could it also be in the brown felt underneath? Could there have been a health risk here from removing the laminate? Thank you in advance.
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On the basis of the picture alone, one cannot say with certainty whether the material is asbestos-containing. I would recommend testing the floor including the fibrous mat and the glue as a mixed sample.
The floor should not be glued untested with a new floor covering. For asbestos there is a ban on cover.
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But it wouldn’t be safer if the floor contains asbestos to seal everything and then move another floor on it.
Oh, and you know how this kind of soil is called? Stragula?
Asbestos hoist was more often the adhesive of plastic tiles and also the tiles.
I don’t know about Linoleum.
If this is not done, it is harmless in all cases, as strongly bound.
If you want to remove this, you should work with breathing protection and large area.
If it’s stuck in the linoleum, I wouldn’t think anything. I only wonder if the asbestos could possibly be contained in this felt on the bottom. Then it would not be firmly bound and could have already been distributed in the room, as a piece has already been cut out.
No, linoleum was basically without asbestos. The fabric on the back was always sisal or hemp, at least without asbestos.
Hello,
that is certainly not asbestos, but the back of old/old linoleum
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newer linoleum has a foam back!
Thank you
The best is if you spend a few € and let it test.
There are test kits for asbestos
Amazon
in the construction market
and in the pharmacy
You have to take a sample and send it in. A few days later, you get the information from the lab.
Hello Colopia, thank you, yes I want to test this anyway. I’m just a little insecure, because after removing the laminate my child was also short in the room until I saw the floor…
As Norina wrote here, there’s a textile mat to be seen. This indicates old lineolium. Everything else has to show a test. Good luck!
Okay, thank you.