asbestos in carpet mastic - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

KEVINLOGAN2007 · 04-28-2008, 11:42 AM

hello can anyone tell me if asbestos was ever used in carpet mastic i have the yellowish crusty crystal looking stuff under my carpet and i want to refinish the floors its got trowel marks in it and its very dry and brittle but from i can gather the asbestos was used in a black asphaltic based glue is that always the case or has it been used in a traditional looking glue

**genecarp** · 04-28-2008, 11:46 AM

welcome kevin. one of the flooring guys should be able to answer your question

Floordude · 04-29-2008, 07:21 AM

No, carpet adhesives never had asbestos.

Black cutback was the only one.

JamesK · 05-02-2008, 09:17 PM

And some of the old vinyl adhesive? At least i thought that was the case.

neolitic · 05-02-2008, 09:22 PM

I heard it was in peanut butter too.

angus242 · 05-02-2008, 09:45 PM

And Matel toys made in China

LeadGuru · 05-18-2008, 09:53 AM

I did asbestos removal for 10 yrs.. some adhesives DO have asbestos in them. the only way to tell is to have it tested.. MOST the adhesives i removed were black..