I have a layer of white paper or cardboard like material houses between the subfloor and a layer of wood on top. The stuff crumbles pretty easy. I do not intend to demo the floor or anything so my question is, will this potential asbestos be okay living there between wood floors or as I walk do I grind it up and move it about to the point where it will leak through cracks etc. thanks.
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No. That looks like polyisocyanurate:
Asbestos looks like any of these, depending on which form was used in what kind of location:
I asked a related question here some time ago. I was told that (a) the safest way to take these up was to heat them and the adhesive so they could be lifted without breaking, and that (b) encapsulating them under another floor was an entirely reasonable approach. Asbestos is not automatically a hazard if it isnt experiencing wear and shedding fibers, just as lead paint that isn't peeling or being sanded isn't necessatily a hazard.
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As long as the asbestos material is contained between your subfloors you are fine. It doesn't matter if it crumples up being sandwiched in there. You may have to take extra precautions taking it out in this case but it isn't a concern in current state.