Removing Asbestos Tile
You can also mop the area using the mop.
Removing asbestos tile. This will help reduce airborne asbestos particles. Use a floor scraper or flat shovel to pry asbestos tiles from the subfloor. Remove any extra dust by simply using a wet towel. Remember that breaking asbestos tiles poses a serious risk of releasing asbestos fibres into the air and having them spread to other rooms in your house.
It is impossible to remove asbestos tiles intact. Remove asbestos containing material carefully. Make sure to always keep on changing the water and you can use liquid detergent to better clean the area. Another option is to use a vacuum cleaner with a hepa filter to trap dry dust.
In order to remove them safely you must break every tile into dozens of pieces. Many jurisdictions require asbestos materials to be collected and disposed of in specially designed and labeled bags. For and existing tile or sheet floor surface that is intact and smooth first hepa vacuum the surface then if necessary wash clean the surface including wax removal but only by using a wet stripping detergent method not by polishing grinding sanding etc detailed below among prohibitions. The safest removal option is to have an asbestos remediation contractor remove the old tiles at a cost of between 6 and 10 per square foot depending on where you live the condition of the.
It is illegal to dump asbestos materials with regular trash. Step 5 disposal of the asbestos flooring debris. Place the removed tiles in appropriate bags and tape them closed according to the instructions provided.