Seal or Remove Bitumen Adhesive?
Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:19 pm
I'm in the process of renovating my house. it a 1950's ex council house.
It had some thin vinyl tiles stuck down with what looks to be bitumen adhesive. It is less than 0.5mm thick and won't come off.
I was hoping to put down either a solid wood parquet floor throughout or a mix of parquet and slate tiles.
I understand there could be asbestos in this so don't want to sand/grind it up and do want to use harsh chemicals so was wondering if I could just lay the floor on top. Could I just use adhesive on top as is or possible seal the floor before laying as normal?
Any advice would be useful.
Thanks
It had some thin vinyl tiles stuck down with what looks to be bitumen adhesive. It is less than 0.5mm thick and won't come off.
I was hoping to put down either a solid wood parquet floor throughout or a mix of parquet and slate tiles.
I understand there could be asbestos in this so don't want to sand/grind it up and do want to use harsh chemicals so was wondering if I could just lay the floor on top. Could I just use adhesive on top as is or possible seal the floor before laying as normal?
Any advice would be useful.
Thanks
