Wood Floor Over Asbestos Tile

Vinyl tile is an excellent option for sealing in asbestos tiles.

Wood floor over asbestos tile.

New vinyl laminate flooring hardwood engineered floating flooring and carpeting can all be successfully installed over asbestos tiles. If you aren t removing the old floor you may be creating a new floor that is too thick for doors to open and shut or for thresholds to have clearance. Donna asks we are thinking about replacing our tile floor in the kitchen. Ceramic tile installed directly over asphalt asbestos floor tile in a 1970 s home.

Asbestos was very commonly used in vinyl and asphalt based floor tiles in the 1960 s. If you are hiring a flooring company they may be hesitant to work around asbestos tiles. I would suggest 3 8 thick prefinished engineered hardwood flooring. Click to enlarge any image the age of your floor means it is asbestos suspect.

Tiles that are disintegrating should be. There is no danger for asbestos exposure now unless the floor is drilled or cut into. Even ceramic slate and stone tiles can be installed on. When you drill the asbestos tile then this can create dust but once your backer is installed then you can begin setting your new tile.

Is it possible to lay hardwood over an existing tile floor yes you can lay a wood floor over tile if the existing floor is in good shape and without cracks. One of the biggest factors of installing a new floor over the old is thickness. Asbestos floor tiles were manufactured in three sizes. The self leveling concrete can be applied to various thicknesses and will dry as a smooth topcoat over the primed tiles.

Intact asbestos tiles are not a major risk and can in fact be left in place and covered with other materials such as carpet vinyl linoleum or concrete. Examine the condition of the tiles. Once cured the underlying tiles will be fully encapsulated and not at risk of crumbling with age. 9 x9 12 x12 and 18 x18.