Painting over asphalt or asbestos tiling
cocteau3
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I am considering purchasing an older home to fix up, and in the basement the original owner laid tiles which probably contain asbestos. The inspector noted this, and I thought I should either pour new concrete over them, or a simpler solution to paint over the tiles with a gloss Urethane oil paint product used for flooring application. In the event the basement ever flooded, shouldn’t the paint protect from water infiltrating the tile. The main concern is, of course, to not disturb the tile. It isn’t tearing or cracking anywhere currently. Any help is appreciated!
John
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Paint or clear finish will worsen your problem. The only reason those tiles are there today is that one , they are asbestos, two, they were put down with an asphalt adhesive . You could tile[ceramic] over them and you would still be pretty water proof. The only paint that will stay on the floor of a basement is epoxy . Their are now some decorator sites to look at. I dont know the site , if you are interrested repost for it. Its amazing how much these guys have reference too. Im talking about epoxies with metal flake and the like. Commercial applications normally is where they are seen.
Have you thought of a pro comming in and waxing what you have there ?
Tim Mooney
The tile is pretty old and if it were waxed to create a shine and just keep using it, probably would be problematic, since my hunch is the house leaks when there are very heavy rains. Around here ( KY ) it happens once a season. There are similar tiles in the upstairs bath, and I imagine laying lu-panel, or plywood over the existing tiles creates a problem since the screws de-fri the tiles . . . self-leveling concrete crossed my mind, but I don't know if it's possible to preserve the openings in the floor where the plumbing goes . . . I'd love to ceramic tile over the devils!
j.
Well , just do it ! LOL!
Tim Mooney
I guess my question is about whether laying a substrate is dangerous or not. From what I've read about asbestos-containing tiles, one shouldn't sand, break, file, screw into, remove, etc. these things. I guess most flooring contractors just screw down the lu panel anyway?
j.
WEll , you know what the advice is with the tiles and handleing them. Its your choice , because that is a subject that .........................
Tim Mooney