adhesiveasbestosremovaltile
What kind of tile is this? I think it is vinyl tile but it doesn't look like the pictures I am finding online. Maybe it is plastic tile?
The house is from the 1950s but the bathroom was installed prior to 1990.
Should I be concerned about asbestos?
The tile is 1/8 inch thick and 12" by 12". It doesn't break with pulling it up. The adhesive is tacky and difficult to remove.
Unless you have your heart set on using the wood floor under the old sheet goods I would cover it. As you suggest it may contain asbestos. I would use floor leveling compound, available at home centers to fill in the low spots where the old surface was removed. Then you can cover the entire floor with what ever material is suitable underlayment for your woodfloor be it floating,prefinished or solid wood.
Sometimes it takes a village. Here's a summary of what ended up working:
I'm now looking at fir flooring in relatively good condition, minus a nasty gouge mark I made when first trying to remove the tiling by force.
Some other details for those reading:
This, in the end, was really backbreaking work. Whether it was worth it or not will be more obvious once I figure out how well I can repair the gouge I made.
Thanks everyone for your help with this!
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I suppose I should update this with what I learned. I got a test done and the tiles did not contain asbestos but the mastic below the tiles did. The mastic was from a previously installed floor.