Cobra4B

My house was built in '88 so it "shouldn't" have any asbestos in the vinyl sheet flooring I'm ripping up, but now all the crap I've read in the internet has me worried. Anyone know if houses built around here in the late 80s sometimes snuck in asbesos products?

-Brian

RwwT

From what I have read, even if asbestos tile made it to the 80's it is still a low risk since it is encapsulated in the tile.

I wouldn't worry about it. Probably have a better chance of keeling over reading this post. Take your meds. Your being paranoid.

TATTRAT

Obama did it.

Cobra4B

That's true... but I'm 1/2 way through peeling up the vinyl flooring and scraping up the residue.

6CYLINDRSYMPHNY

Eat some. If it tastes like apple juice, go high-five your doctor.

Fabrik8

My quick Google search says that only one manufacturer made asbestos flooring by 1980, and I doubt you have any unless your flooring sat in a warehouse for 8+ years.

Jarrod

As long as dust isn't flying around your fine. Keep the tile wet.

And wear a full-mask and oxygen tanks.

Cobra4B

Yeah that's the conclusion I came to as well... I re-checked and the house was built in '89.

ShawnD

My step dad has mesothelioma. Jus sayin.

92s13

yeah, i doubt it aswell. if you want to be on the safe side, just keep it wet like stated above^^.

clean as you go and keep it wet is what they try to get through your head during asbestos class(i went to the supervisor class 5 days, 8hrs a day)