Bankruptcy and asbestos trust.
Armstrong sheet flooring asbestos.
For flooring that s built to last the longest look for vinyl sheet collections that have the strongest scratch stain and wear resistance like those featuring the added durability of diamond 10 technology.
This is an armstrong brick pattern sheet flooring product.
Refer to the current resilient floor covering institute s rfci publication recommended work practices for removal of resilient floor coverings that addresses each in place product type.
Single solid surface makes it an excellent choice for moisture prone rooms like kitchens and baths.
This forced the company to file for bankruptcy in december 2000.
Asbestos was added to these building materials to improve resistance to chemicals fire and heat.
Such products some sold under the brand name solarian were installed as recently as 1980 long after governmental restrictions on asbestos were initiated.
One armstrong world industries vinyl resilient sheet flooring product thought to have been installed in 1967 was tested in a lab and found to contain 70 percent asbestos.
This article describes non asbestos containing floor coverings including linoleum and some armstrong and congoleum sheet flooring products.
The information provided below represents the last date for each floor product category that armstrong produced containing asbestos.
By 2000 armstrong faced more than 175 000 personal injury claims related to asbestos and had an estimated potential liability of 1 4 billion.
Test results for armstrong sheet flooring 70 asbestos.
Non asbestos sheet flooring or resilient flooring product identification.
Resilient floor tile resilient sheet flooring and asphalt cutback.
Vinyl sheet is a resilient flooring that people often use as an alternative to natural stone ceramic tile or even hardwood.
Instructions for removing resilient floor tile sheet flooring and asphaltic cutback adhesives are not contained in this manual.
In fact many armstrong flooring vinyl sheet products are warranted for 25 years or even a lifetime for residential use.
No longer manufacturers resilient floors or adhesives that contain asbestos.
How to recognize several sheet flooring or resilient flooring products that do not contain asbestos.
The resilient flooring shown above was a popular pattern and in two out of three tests reported by our readers has been confirmed as containing asbestos.
It comes in a roll that is cut to size.