surface prep question


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Old 11-30-04, 07:09 PM
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surface prep question

I'm laying a ceramic tile floor in an old kitchen. The existing floor consists of very old square linoleum tiles. After some research, I believe that these tiles have asbestos in them.

As I neither have the time nor money to have these removed professionally and I don't plan on removing them myself, I'm looking for alternatives. On thetiledoctor.com website there is mention of a product that can be legally used to cover these linoleum tiles. Does anybody know of such a product or have any other suggestions?
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Old 12-01-04, 11:23 AM
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Thanks for the reply Bill. I haven't actually had it tested for asbestos. I don't suppose there's an easy way to test it myself? If it turns out that it's not an asbestos problem, would you ever go over linoleum (indirectly)?
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Old 12-01-04, 12:22 PM
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Old 12-01-04, 09:04 PM
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The only way to be sure about asbestos is to have a sample tested in a properly equipped laboratory. Unless finely divided and airborne, asbestos does not present much of a hazard to health.

If the ceramic tiles will be properly installed over the old linoleum, there should be no concern about the old tiles.

Hope this helps.
 
 

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