Carpet Asbestos – What Is This Yellow Powder Under My Carpet?

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We recently moved into a new house and rolled up one of the carpets that was fraying. Under and attached to the carpet is a yellow powder does anyone know what this could be? Are we silly to be worried about asbestos?

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Best Answer

Looks like degraded carpet glue.

Asbestos seems highly unlikely, but you can have it lab tested if you have asbestos-paranoia. If the house is less than 35-40 years old, it's exceedingly unlikely to have any asbestos anywhere. If it's older, it becomes more likely.

The "classic" asbestos-containing floor adhesive is "black mastic"