Floor Leveler Over Asbestos Tile

You have a short amount of time to work with the embossing leveler before it starts to set or cure so trowel quickly.

Floor leveler over asbestos tile.

Thanks for this thread. It s easy to apply and as long as you don t damage the surface of the asbestos tiles it will cover and prevent the tiles from being exposed. To read about applying self leveling flooring compound please click here. Removing vinyl asbestos tiles is a very time consuming and expensive process.

Once cured the underlying tiles will be fully encapsulated and not at risk of crumbling with age. If your floor can be thicker without causing problems install a porcelain floor over the old asbestos. I just posted a similar situation last night but over a much smaller area of asbestos tile i m going to use your approach especially since levelquik specifies it can be installed over vct and or cutback adhesive. Many older buildings have vct tiles with asbestos.

Some of the flooring tiles have come off and you see. Concrete toppings can be applied at various thicknesses over vct resulting in huge savings in time and money. You want this underlayment to form a thin level layer over the tile creating a sealed surface in which no asbestos fibers can escape. If you are hiring a flooring company they may be hesitant to work around asbestos tiles.

Self leveling compound directly over 9x9 asbestos tile avt good or bad idea. That said it can be difficult to get a level surface for the new floor especially if the old tiles have chipped away. The self leveling concrete can be applied to various thicknesses and will dry as a smooth topcoat over the primed tiles. Over time asphalt which was a main ingredient in asbestos tiles can degrade and cause the tiles to look grimy or discolored in spots.

Use the metal trowel to smooth the leveler compound across the asbestos floor tile. There is no danger for asbestos exposure now unless the floor is drilled or cut into. These tiles provided fire resistance and durability a high performance function that has always been in.