Brian, the whole tile is asbestos. When as you remove it, it will break
and small dust particles migrate through your home. Those little dust
particles of asbestos are the component that will kill you. My father
died from asbestos poisoning (Mesothelioma). He died at age 74. When
did he come in contact with the asbestos? When he was 16, at his after
school part time job.
There are professionals that can remove it fairly safely; however most
would recommend you leave it in place and cover it with some other floor
covering.
You choose.
Larry Hoy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brian C. Kennedy
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:37 AM
> To: Team shop-talk
> Subject: More concrete floor
>
>
>
> While we're on the subject of concrete floors. I have a
> walkout basement concrete floor that had the old 9" tiles.
> The house was built in 1910, so I have no idea how old the
> floor is. My plan was to remove the tiles and paint the
> floor. I heard, however, that the adhesive in the old tiles
> had a lot of asbestos. So, I'm wondering what the best
> approach might be for cleaning up the old adhesive, then
> prepping the floor for paint. I'd planned to use epoxy paint,
> but I see Ray used Harddeck. Ray, you say this is really
> nasty to use. What precautions would you take in a walkout
> basement? Thanks Brian
> --
> Brian C. Kennedy
> Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Email
> kennedybc@comcast.net
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