Asbestos On Ceiling Tiles

Our page top photo shows an old acoustic ceiling tile that tests showed did not contain asbestos.

Asbestos on ceiling tiles.

These sound dampening tiles typically use asbestos with amphibole fibres occurring as columnar crystals which includes crocodilite and amosite. Fully cover the tile which can take two bags. Remove tiles cautiously to avoid breakage. Asbestos in ceiling tiles.

A suspended ceiling is more likely than other types of ceilings to contain asbestos tiles. An asbestos ceiling is also called an acoustic ceiling or popcorn ceiling due to its soundproofing qualities and it looks a little like popcorn once it s sprayed on. In ceiling tiles asbestos is most commonly used for reducing the amount of noise that spreads from one room to another. Asbestos may have been used in the ceiling tile tiles and in lay in ceiling tiles in suspended ceilings in the tile body or in paper facing or backing on the ceiling tiles.

These types of ceilings are also referred to as dropped ceilings or acoustic ceilings they are created by suspending a framework from the roof or upper floor and inserting ceiling tiles into the open spaces thereby creating a space between the ceiling and upper floor or roof. Asbestos was also a common ingredient in some mastic adhesives used for glue up application of ceiling tiles. How to recognize ceiling tiles by visual inspection to note clear evidence of non asbestos materials such as fiberglass and how to confirm that othe ceiling tiles or suspended ceiling panels are asbestos free by a simple lab test. Place the tiles into an asbestos labeled yellow bag.

Once the bags are full seal the bag with duct tape.