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Posted by Bob F on October 22, 2006, 4:10 am
> my house in san diego, ca was built in 1946
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> i want to put some tile flooring in the bathroom
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> below is a picture of the current vinyl flooring
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> it looks like it goes:
> 1. thin vinyl layer
> 2. thing light brown 'backer' layer of some type of paper-board, etc
> 3. dark brown fibrous asbestos?
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http://picasaweb.google.com/christophergraber/House/photo#4987097757863575570
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> looks like some of the dark brown layer is stuck to the wood floors
> below it, i.e. it'd be hard to get it all up without scraping it
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> what do you think?
Take a sample of all layers and have it tested for asbestos. Then
you'll know if you have any need to be concerned. Mine wasn't.
Bob
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