“My worry is that they went with some leftover cheap floor from the early 90s or so, that they found at a local store.”source ↗

“It was just a small section, but of course, I’m panicking over the possibility that this is asbestos-based flooring.”source ↗

“We have asbestos tiles in our 1967 bungalow. They were here when we bought the house. We have changed our floors a few times over the last 45 years.”source ↗

“I have no idea what I’m doing but wanted a gut check on asbestos possibility as what’s under here looks pretty old.”source ↗

“Any tips on where to start/anyone have insight on what we’re looking at underneath?”source ↗

“My question is should we hire an asbestos removal company (best quote we got was $6,000) or just cover it up and put vinyl planking over it?”source ↗

“I’m not looking at trying to spend $$$ on it when I’m poor already. Just trying to see if I can throw the plank down and it be cool after running the air filter for a second.”source ↗

“There are spots on the floor where I need to level, is it wrong to sand the laminate, apply primer, and then self leveler? I cannot get the old laminate off of the concrete. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.”source ↗

“This is our first home so I’m a little overly cautious about these things.”source ↗

“Do you feel testing it matters if we’re covering it anyway; so long as we plan to avoid any sanding/other major disturbances to the floor?”source ↗

“We had a water leak and homeowners took a sample out to get us an estimate to redo entire flooring, this is what we saw after he pulled it up. So yes we are going to have to eventually pull up the flooring”source ↗

“I don’t want to tear up the asbestos tiles and deal with abatement. I am converting the basement into a gym and putting rubber rolled flooring in.”source ↗

“I don’t want the flooring to crack or buckle under the squat rack. If not, what should I put under the rubber?”source ↗

“It is tile that could contain asbestos - no one here is going to be able to tell you more than that with a lot of confidence.”source ↗

“New homeowner here. As is tradition, it's a travesty here and we're trying to fix what we can as we go.”source ↗

“Pulled up our old carpet in the basement to level the floor and put in laminate planking. House was built in the mid 70’s and has multiple things a glue on it. Unsure if it’s mold or the ole black magic from the OG flooring.”source ↗

“Just wondering if I’d be GTG putting a vapor barrier down wearing a mask, taping off room, or if I’d have to get it all tested and removed by pros before finishing. (Yes i already scraped a bunch off before thinking of the asbestos issue)”source ↗

“Is it still alright to use floor stripper on the old green adhesive as long as it is wet and doesn’t get into the air?”source ↗

“Rather not, i have small children in the home. I’m just going to clean it, put some Henry 549 in the trouble spots.”source ↗

“something about how this looks made me worry it could be asbestos. Does this look like anything to anyone here? It’s a 1900s house.”source ↗

“I started ripping up carpets today upstairs to install hardwood. I assumed everything was subfloor but it's part subfloor and part 9x9 tiles that seem likely to contain asbestos.”source ↗

“We planned on hiring someone to do the actual install of the hardwood. The subfloor and tile are pretty level with each other. Can they just lay the hardwood on top of everything and will it be safe?”source ↗

“One other question - do I continue taking out the nails/staples where necessary on the tile as I normally would to prep for the guy to come? Or do I need to leave it as it may contain asbestos?”source ↗

“First time homeowner running into a lot of "firsts".”source ↗

“He’s just worried about the particles/fibers that have/will have gotten into the air/surfaces affecting us. But if once we cover it up we should be “safe” then I think that will ease his mind”source ↗

“I have a friend who is redoing his basement flooring. He showed me the tile he’s ripping up and how he’s been using an angle grinder and sanding at it to remove this part.”source ↗

“My basement boiler room flooded and some tiles came loose and I basically pulled it off the floor.”source ↗

“After looking through some other post I’m concerned is this is asbestos.”source ↗

“I also had a high power fan after pumping the way out kicking up a lot of dust”source ↗

“This chip in the ceiling has been here since we bought the house five years ago, but now I’m spiraling that I could have unintentionally exposed myself to asbestos.”source ↗

“How dangerous is this and how do I remedy?”source ↗

“If the ceiling comes back as asbestos, should get it removed or just have someone encapsulate it by painting over it?”source ↗

“The big box home improvement people came out today to measure for it and hit me with something I hadn't considered...asbestos. this almost certainly has it.”source ↗

“They will only install if I have it professional remediated, but everything I've read online says it's generally safer (and cheaper) to encapsulate it.”source ↗