The advice you received is correct.
Can you carpet over asbestos tile.
Grinding or sanding of asbestos tile will make it airborne and is hazardous.
If you have a room with asbestos tile you may be tempted to remove the tile prior to carpeting.
On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages.
New vinyl laminate flooring hardwood engineered floating flooring and carpeting can all be successfully installed over asbestos tiles.
Leave the carpet in place or cover over the existing carpet.
You can absolutely tile over asbestos tile and in many cases it s the best course of action as it doesn t disturb the contaminated material or send dangerous fibers into the air.
No sealer is needed.
When they came out and measured they noticed i had 9x9 tiles which could contain asbestos.
Help with carpet over asbestos tile in basement.
About 80 of the tile area is perfectly fine and i would have no problem putting carpet over it.
Hoping someone can help me with a plan on how to deal with a situation i have.
Once covered with carpet you will no longer risk the tile chipping coming up or becoming airborne.
Carpeting and a suitable pad will do the trick.
All removal of asbestos must be done by a professional.
When you are dealing with asbestos you can either remove it with an abatement or manage it in place.
I m finishing my basement and ordered carpet for 2 rooms from home depot.
Can i put a new floor on top of asbestos tiles.
You can tile directly over asbestos with new tile including ceramic tile.
Even ceramic slate and stone tiles can be installed on.
The other 20 is severely damaged broken up and loosly laying on the floor or is missing all together.
And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old.
Use a portland cement based adhesive to adhere the new tiles to the old.
The fancy term is encapsulation and it can be used with all types of asbestos but most often is seen when vinyl siding is installed over old asbestos siding or carpet is put in over old asbestos flooring or tile.
Take care to choose a tile whose thickness is not going to create a problem and choose a tile that is rated for floor use.
That s enough to prevent the damage and wear that can release fibers into the air.
Plan and budget for an asbestos abatement to remove the carpet and asbestos flooring materials.
If the carpet glue is negative for asbestos but floor tile and or mastic are positive conduct a test pull to determine the likelihood of the floor tile remaining intact or being disturbed during the actual carpet removal.
Often the tiles are in good condition but begin to crumble when tack strips are pulled up from the carpet installation.
