Dark blue textured background resembling creased paper.

Asbestos floor tile and mastic removal

Vinyl floor tile, the black mastic under it, and sheet vinyl with a paper backing are common in pre-1990 kitchens, basements and commercial floors.

Risk level

The material sets the risk level

  • Intact vinyl tile

    Removed wet with hand tools: low-risk work.

  • Sheet vinyl paper backing

    Friable. More than 9.3 m² (100 sq ft) is high-risk work.

  • Mastic residue

    Sealed with an encapsulant where needed.

  • Hand tools only

    No grinders or power sanders on asbestos flooring. Low-risk work is done with hand tools only.

Have an asbestos survey?

Send it with your project address. We build an itemized quote from it and tell you the earliest start date the law allows.

FAQs

Flooring questions

Older floors are often hidden under newer ones.

Question

Could there be asbestos under my newer floor?

Question

Do I need a survey before you quote?