Blackjack Glue Asbestos
Hi,
I purchased a brand new townhouse without flooring in 2014. I had defective tiling installed on my ground floor and staircase. Just had the tiling removed and noticed a tar black glue on the staircase. The tiler will not tell me what glue they used there. The tile stripper told me this black glue is called Blackjack. After searching online Blackjack glue may contain asbestos. I am concern about my family at risk with asbestos now? I am getting pieces of the black glue for testing. Does anyone use this kind of glue on the staircase?
Not sure if your floor is asbestos? Look at the floor coverings in each room. You never know if the latest covering was laid directly over the top of an older one. It is very common to find multiple layers of floor covering over each other. There may be layers of asbestos cement sheet or other materials between the layers of vinyl.
You will be looking for Vinyl Tiles, Vinyl Sheet with paper or millboard like backing or even black adhesive (Blackjack) used to glue these items to the floor. All these products could potentially contain asbestos.
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Which smoothing underlayment should I use over old asphalt tile adhesive (blackjack) residue? News Archive Thermoplastic and vinyl asbestos tiles were very often laid on ground floor subfloors that did not incorporate a damp proof membrane. Often the blackjack glue, adhesives and membranes are the hardest to remove and require a Class A certified asbestos removal contractor only. When floor coverings are removed from the concrete floor substrate there is often an adhesive which needs to also be removed as it is contaminated with asbestos fibres. There are many products asbestos has been used in, but the main ones of concern to users of Ardex products in Australia are likely to be: Asbestos cement sheets (till 1983), corrugates and mouldings (1982), and pipes (1986) Some vinyl tiles (pre 1980) Some bituminous adhesives (e.g. Old blackjack pre-1980s) Magnesite flooring (1960-70s).
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Depending on what the adhesive or sealer was used for, these products could contain anywhere from 1% to 25% of asbestos. Many of these products, particularly fibrous adhesives and mastic adhesives, were first created by dumping loose asbestos fibers into the solvent to create the solution. Yup old 9x9's, they 100% have asbestos in. As the poster above me, scraper underneath, flip them up trying not to break them (they're only really dangerous if you drill into them,grind them into.