Excellent video. Very informative, very clear. You two coverd a lot of ground very clear short and sweet without speeding through it.. Excellent ! Thank you very much.
Ahh great so these are the tiles I've been digging up out of my garden and violently breaking with a shovel and standing in the dust cloud it created ☠
Dear Vaguely Victorian, Thank you for this video and provides comprehensive tips on safety precautions and possible uses of asbestos. Sampling is also clearly demonstrated here. Nonetheless please always observe the safety and procedural guidelines for handling asbestos that apply in your country. Please submit a small material sample before starting your work in order to have a professional asbestos analysis carried out. If an analysis reveals asbestos in your property, then only commission specialists with the necessary certificate of competence to remove it, as otherwise asbestos fibers can pollute room and apartment air and bind stubbornly and permanently to clothing and other materials. Stay healthy!
It depends on where you live whether you have to have it professionally removed. In some places you can get a whole kit and instructions on how to remove it yourself.
@@kacwyo When it comes to asbestos, particularly in the case of renovation and refurbishment work we recommend to exercise the greatest caution and play it safe! Have any work on it carried out exclusively by service providers with the necessary certificate of competence. This is the only way you can be really sure that there will be no accidental contamination of your living space, clothing or workshops with asbestos fibers. Stay healthy!
The black adhesive is a tar petroleum base adhesive. Over decades it dries out and loses its adhesive properties. A heat gun, a plumbers torch, or a propane weed gun will heat the tile and soften the glue. I prefer the 20 gallon weed burning torch. One person on torch, another with a long handle flat shovel, like you would use to cut grass. I ve even used a large putty knife, sheet rock mud knife screwed to a broom handle. This way you both stand up. Get piles of grocery boxes, and kitchen bags. Open bags in the boxes , place tiles in bags. Sinch close. Boxes can get heavy before they fill up. Place in dumpster.
I've got 12x12 tiles in my basement, but I heard a lot of them can be asbestos too. There is black mastic under them but they peel up easily now. House was built in 1957, but I have no idea when the basement tile was done.
When it comes to a lot of kinds of asbestos-containing material, it's best to just leave it alone. In the case of the tiles here, I would have left them alone and covered them with another flooring material. If it is asbestos tiles, it's not like it's going to disintegrate. Now, that pipe insulation, yeah, that stuff I would keep clear of and have it professionally removed.
best answer, MR. Also, all you have to do is keep the tiles waxed, or even, if just left in place, there will be no issues. It's the "dust" from breaking, etc that gets loose in the air. But, buyers and renters are often looking for a way to pay less $$'s.
@@tonydon7441 If you have the money to hire professionals to remove asbestos, more power to you. Don't try removal yourself. Some forms of asbestos products are fine if you leave them alone. Other forms of asbestos products must be removed if found.
You have made up my mind for me. Would it be safe to put down apply another layer of glue or fastener and tile? Then the mastic won't be disturbed. Thanks so much. Awaiting an answer.
Many homes before the 1980's had asbestos used in the flooring, if you find 9x9 vinyl tiles like in this video and want them removed, having it professionally removed by an asbestos abatement company is the best route to go. If you don't want or need to remove it, then encapsulating it is a very good solution, and your flooring installer shouldn't have trouble just laying many different kinds of flooring over it.
live in the projects,that where build on 1946. I move in 2009,so I don't know when was the last time floor tiles were change. Well my kitchen flooded in water,and 2 vinyl squares came off,and underneath the cement was stain in black. Can that be abestos? The tiles measure 12 ×12. So when they came off,i put glue.
Thank you for making this video! I'm renting a room with these tiles and when I scrub them to clean thete is a chemical smell or something that is horrible..
if I break few of them for removal, how much do I need to breathe in or work with them (like few hours ?) to breathe so much that would be deadly? BEcause i removed some already :(
Any amount can be harmful, but you won't see effects until many years into the future. Whats done is done. Just be aware so you can prevent further exposure in the future!
Wat we have done is paint missing tile in,so it's a faux tile , u can go to hobby lobby and pick up small bottles of diffrent paint tones ,then have fun recreating tile
Use a floor leveling compound to pour over the missing tiles without disturbing them. Kind of like cement. This is called encapsulation. Henry's is a brand I bought at Home Depot. I'm sure there are others.
Because the fibers are extremely small and clear as I understand it. They are therefore easily inhaled if you’re not properly protected. I think we’ve all seen the commercials on TV at night for lawyers for Mesothelioma. That’s what asbestos causes. That said myself I’m thinking this is probably for people who worked for 40+ years in the industry where they’re building ships or what have you and they didn’t have the necessary information at the time to protect themselves.
@@ratthew7497 you know about this shiet, my buddy & I removed tons of this stuff some times wit masks sometime not! How bad or what type of shiet can come from this shiet?
@@aphysique Lol depending how much you did without masks, you will get respiratory problems later in life. If you do it everyday. And if you guys didn’t use a mask you damn sure didn’t use proper PPE lol and more than likely spread that to your friends and family at home. Must not be too bad cuz you’d feel the effects of it by now so I guess you’ll be alright.
Two other places in same apartment tested positive. Third negative. Hmm. False Negative? Wouldnt take risk. Whats the chance they suddenly changed glue? Zero.
Wow finding those samples was super cool!
People are out here trying to do the right thing, but removing asbestos professionally is expensive.
Excellent video. Very informative, very clear. You two coverd a lot of ground very clear short and sweet without speeding through it.. Excellent ! Thank you very much.
Thats cool I was working in a old building drilling holes in these tiles for months.....
Me: *laughs nervously knowing damn well I have asbestos in my house*
The Government still uses asbestos also. Why, one might think.
Ahh great so these are the tiles I've been digging up out of my garden and violently breaking with a shovel and standing in the dust cloud it created ☠
How many years have you done that? how often were you exposed? estimate?
Very good info.
good info
Dear Vaguely Victorian,
Thank you for this video and provides comprehensive tips on safety precautions and possible uses of asbestos. Sampling is also clearly demonstrated here. Nonetheless please always observe the safety and procedural guidelines for handling asbestos that apply in your country.
Please submit a small material sample before starting your work in order to have a professional asbestos analysis carried out. If an analysis reveals asbestos in your property, then only commission specialists with the necessary certificate of competence to remove it, as otherwise asbestos fibers can pollute room and apartment air and bind stubbornly and permanently to clothing and other materials.
Stay healthy!
It depends on where you live whether you have to have it professionally removed. In some places you can get a whole kit and instructions on how to remove it yourself.
@@kacwyo When it comes to asbestos, particularly in the case of renovation and refurbishment work we recommend to exercise the greatest caution and play it safe! Have any work on it carried out exclusively by service providers with the necessary certificate of competence. This is the only way you can be really sure that there will be no accidental contamination of your living space, clothing or workshops with asbestos fibers.
Stay healthy!
The black adhesive is a tar petroleum base adhesive.
Over decades it dries out and loses its adhesive properties.
A heat gun, a plumbers torch, or a propane weed gun will heat the tile and soften the glue.
I prefer the 20 gallon weed burning torch. One person on torch, another with a long handle flat shovel, like you would use to cut grass. I ve even used a large putty knife, sheet rock mud knife screwed to a broom handle. This way you both stand up.
Get piles of grocery boxes, and kitchen bags.
Open bags in the boxes , place tiles in bags. Sinch close. Boxes can get heavy before they fill up. Place in dumpster.
can i have the link of the asbestos test kit please? thank you!
I've got 12x12 tiles in my basement, but I heard a lot of them can be asbestos too. There is black mastic under them but they peel up easily now. House was built in 1957, but I have no idea when the basement tile was done.
Be careful with the black mastic, definitely get it tested
How do you safely remove samples without causing danger? I have some in a home im living in.
When it comes to a lot of kinds of asbestos-containing material, it's best to just leave it alone. In the case of the tiles here, I would have left them alone and covered them with another flooring material. If it is asbestos tiles, it's not like it's going to disintegrate. Now, that pipe insulation, yeah, that stuff I would keep clear of and have it professionally removed.
Why? That's what I have I want to remove
best answer, MR. Also, all you have to do is keep the tiles waxed, or even, if just left in place, there will be no issues. It's the "dust" from breaking, etc that gets loose in the air. But, buyers and renters are often looking for a way to pay less $$'s.
I agree, pour self leveler over the tiles to seal them. Problem solved!
@@tonydon7441 If you have the money to hire professionals to remove asbestos, more power to you. Don't try removal yourself. Some forms of asbestos products are fine if you leave them alone. Other forms of asbestos products must be removed if found.
@@NotSoCrazyNinja Would that be a viable solution for a code enforcement official or are there requirements to have it removed?
You have made up my mind for me. Would it be safe to put down apply another layer of glue or fastener and tile? Then the mastic won't be disturbed. Thanks so much. Awaiting an answer.
As long as you don't disturb the mastic or cut or sand the tiles, it would be fine.
Many homes before the 1980's had asbestos used in the flooring, if you find 9x9 vinyl tiles like in this video and want them removed, having it professionally removed by an asbestos abatement company is the best route to go. If you don't want or need to remove it, then encapsulating it is a very good solution, and your flooring installer shouldn't have trouble just laying many different kinds of flooring over it.
Encapsulating..great word for this type of cover up. All I could come up with was encase.
They did use black fabric under some flooring and that is probably why it came back negative for asbestos because it's probably isn't glue.
live in the projects,that where build on 1946. I move in 2009,so I don't know when was the last time floor tiles were change. Well my kitchen flooded in water,and 2 vinyl squares came off,and underneath the cement was stain in black. Can that be abestos? The tiles measure 12 ×12. So when they came off,i put glue.
Would you kindly provide the company where you sent your tile and mastic samples to be tested? (Or, recommend what we search?)
Western Analytical out of arletta, CA
Thank you for making this video! I'm renting a room with these tiles and when I scrub them to clean thete is a chemical smell or something that is horrible..
Asbestos doesn't have a smell.
Not what I was looking for. :)
Nobody asked :)
@@y2ksurvivor Are you sure? Someone somewhere might have. :(
if I break few of them for removal, how much do I need to breathe in or work with them (like few hours ?) to breathe so much that would be deadly? BEcause i removed some already :(
@Zockblatt Shickleblender thank you
Did you get an answer for this?
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Any amount can be harmful, but you won't see effects until many years into the future. Whats done is done. Just be aware so you can prevent further exposure in the future!
@@lontzk Oh no :(
Where did you send this off to for testing?
I sent mine to Western Analytical in Arleta,CA
What did the abatement cost?
10,000 dollars
Is there any way to seal the glue in so it isn't friable and just tile over it again?
As long as they are secure just tile over them
Do you recommend a tile I can use to fill in missing tiles because i plan to go over with high end vinyl plank .
Wat we have done is paint missing tile in,so it's a faux tile , u can go to hobby lobby and pick up small bottles of diffrent paint tones ,then have fun recreating tile
@@hectorotani27 so you just have painted cavities all over your floor? 🤔
@@sinnombre5466 no just one ,and don't mess with asbestos
Use a floor leveling compound to pour over the missing tiles without disturbing them. Kind of like cement. This is called encapsulation. Henry's is a brand I bought at Home Depot. I'm sure there are others.
Why do you have to get it tested cant you see it?
Because the fibers are extremely small and clear as I understand it. They are therefore easily inhaled if you’re not properly protected. I think we’ve all seen the commercials on TV at night for lawyers for Mesothelioma. That’s what asbestos causes. That said myself I’m thinking this is probably for people who worked for 40+ years in the industry where they’re building ships or what have you and they didn’t have the necessary information at the time to protect themselves.
No
leave it be just cover it with new flooring
Tom Close yeah, as long as asbestos isn’t disturbed, then it’s ok to be around. Although it’s not recommended to keep it there, just cover it.
@@ratthew7497 you know about this shiet, my buddy & I removed tons of this stuff some times wit masks sometime not! How bad or what type of shiet can come from this shiet?
@@aphysique Lol depending how much you did without masks, you will get respiratory problems later in life. If you do it everyday. And if you guys didn’t use a mask you damn sure didn’t use proper PPE lol and more than likely spread that to your friends and family at home. Must not be too bad cuz you’d feel the effects of it by now so I guess you’ll be alright.
@@JohnDoe-us1eknot from these
Two other places in same apartment tested positive. Third negative. Hmm. False Negative? Wouldnt take risk. Whats the chance they suddenly changed glue? Zero.
Stay away from old houses.
It is a big mistake yo remove it just recover it it wll be there for ever
She interrupts too much i can't clearly understand.
Juan Chapa Same
Juan Chapa: And she's videoed it 'portrait' instead of 'landscape'. Hey just watch it with the volume off, then you won't hear her!