Lifting Old Vinyl Floors: The Asbestos Question in Toowoomba

What old vinyl floor in Toowoomba actually involves

We have not read a Queensland source on testing or removal for this guide, so we state none. The guide is an example of one house of that decade; it does not say a given house or floor contains asbestos, and neither does this page.

For you as the householder

Say in your enquiry how old the house is and what is on the floor: sheet vinyl, tiles, or the adhesive left where tiles have lifted. Ask whether it will be tested before it is lifted or ground, and by whom.

Before anything is lifted

A floor that is ground makes dust, whatever is in it, and the grinding page sets out what Workplace Health and Safety Queensland says about controlling it. The main page covers who does the work.

Nothing we read ties old vinyl to any Toowoomba locality, so this page makes no local claim. Say the house's age and what is on the floor when you ask for the quote.

Lifting Old Vinyl Floors: The Asbestos Question in Toowoomba — common questions

Could my old vinyl contain asbestos?

The Queensland Government's asbestos site lists asbestos backed vinyl sheet flooring and vinyl floor tiles among the common locations in a house built in the 1970s. It does not say yours does.

Who tests it?

We have not read a Queensland source on testing, so we do not say. Ask the contractor who will test it and when, before anything is lifted or ground.

Is it only vinyl sheet?

The guide lists vinyl sheet flooring and vinyl floor tiles. We state nothing about adhesive for Queensland, so ask the contractor about any layer under the old floor.