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How to Identify Floor Tiles & Sheet Flooring That May Contain Asbestos:

This article explains how to identify floor tiles that are likely to contain asbestos, by making a simple visual inspection, noting the probable age of the building and age of its materials, and similar clues.

This document assists building buyers, owners or inspectors who need to identify asbestos materials (or probable-asbestos) in buildings by visual inspection. .

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Flintkote Asbestos-containing Floor Tiles & Other Asbestos-products

Flintkote insulating board packaging & labels (C) InspectApedia CSPhoto: Flintkote insulating tile board, 1/2" x 16" x 32" - may contain asbestos. Reader contribution.

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Flintkote Corporation (1940's through at least 1978, some products are listed extending to 1982) produced a number of asbestos-containing materials over its 38-year history, distributing them nationally in the U.S. (and possibly Canada).

Flintkote asbestos-containing products were also sold under its affiliate names: Beckman-Dawson Roofing Company and Richardson Roofing.

Products made by Flintkote that contained asbestos, based on the company's on documents (cited below) included at least:

General list of asbestos-containing products produced by the Flintkote Company:

Research on Asbestos in Flintkote Products & Flintkote History

Flintkote, Founded in 1901, incorporated in 1917, stopped producing asbestos-containing products in 1982 and stopped distributing asbestos-containing products in 1984. Flintkote was owned, indirectly, by this parent company: Imperial Tobacco Canada, Ltd., between 1986 and 2003.

Flintkote ceased all operations in 1987 when it sold its construction, stone, and cement manufacturing facilities.

Flintkote and Flintkote Mines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 1 May 2004, and entered into an amended joint plan of reorganization on 30 September 2015.

Note that some Vermiculite contains asbestos.

 

Reader Comments & Q&A on Flintkote Products

Flintikoe ceiling tile advertisement Winona Daily News, November 1964 included several Flintkote 12" ceiling tile patterns including Aquatone, Circles, Ribbon , and Pebbletex (C) InspectApedia.com

Above: an advertisement for Flintkote 12" Ceiling Tiles, Aquatone, Circles, Ribbon, and Pebbletex Acoustical Ceiling tiles, appearing on page 8 of the Winona Daily News, 11/11/1964, retrieved 2021/02/07 original source: https://openriver.winona.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1520&context=winonadailynews

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On 2021-02-07 by (mod) - do these Flintkote Pebblestone ceiling tiles contain asbestos?

Flintkote Pebbletex acoustical ceiling tiles might contaian asbestos (C) InspectApedia.com HedrickCory:

I don't know for sure. Certainly it is reported that Flintkote did produce some Asbestos-containing ceiling tiles.

It would be helpful if we could find a data tag or stamp or any data allowing a reasonable guess at the age of those FlintKote 80A Pebbletex ceiling tiles. That's because FlintKote stopped using asbestos in their products in 1982, and stopped distributing (presumably old stock) products that contained asbestos by some time in 1984.

Arguing against asbestos is the product's "Class D" rating - not a fire resistant product at least by current meaning of fire class ratings (Class A is fire resistant).

Arguing caution: Flintkote 12" Pebblestone ceiling tiles were sold at least as early as 1964, well before the company stopped using asbestos in its products.

More ideas on making a good guess are at DO THESE CEILING TILES CONTAIN ASBESTOS? - 6 Easy Steps to tell if CEILING TILES are likely to contain asbestos

Where we're left is that to be prudent and safe you should treat the ceiling tiles as "PACM" - Presumed Asbestos-Containing Material. That means avoid making a dusty mess with the material.

On 2021-02-07 by Cory Hedrick

Do you know if these particular ceiling tiles contain asbestos?

On 2019-04-09 by (mod) - Properties of Flintcote 3 from abe-Construction

Flintcote 3 from ABE-Construction is a black waterproofing coating used on conctete, steel, and other surfaces a ... "Thixotropic water dispersed bitumen emulsion." Here is an excerpt from abe-construction's instructions for using Flintcote 3 -

BONDING/PRIMING
Dilute 1:1 with water for porous surfaces. Use bitu.®prime on steel.

MIXING
Stir flintkote 3 well before use, using a flat paddle.

COVERAGE
1,25 m²/L as coating; 7L/m² as binder.

APPLICATION
flintkote 3 is normally applied by brush and generally should not be applied thicker than specified. A coat should be thoroughly dry before application of a second coat. This can be easily determined by rubbing the surface with a wet finger.

If the finger remains clean, the surface is dry enough to overcoat. flintkote 3 can be used in conjunction with a glass fibre membrane to build up and reinforce thicker coats.

The membrane must be set into the still wet film of flintkote 3 and ideally all bubbles and wrinkles should be removed by means of a laminating roller. The film is allowed to dry and then a second coat is applied at a sufficient thickness to completely obliterate the weave and pattern of the membrane.

Where the flintkote 3 film is finally to be exposed to the effects of sunlight and ultraviolet radiation, it is recommended that, some 3 - 4 weeks after being applied, it be overcoated with silvakote.

CLEANING
Ordinary clean water or abe® super brush cleaner.

PROTECTION ON COMPLETION
Protect against traffic and spillage until cured. If exposed to direct extensive sunlight, overcoat with abe® silvakote.

TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
High humidity slows evaporation of water dispersant.


- original source: a.b.e.® is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company
PO Box 5100, Boksburg North, 1461, South AfricaWebsite: www.abe.co.za | Tel: +27(0) 11 306 9000Durban | Johannesburg | Cape Town | Port Elizabeth | East London | Bloemfontein | George

On 2019-04-09 by (mod) - I have a tin of Flintcote 3 product. Can you tell me what this is used for and how

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Annis van Greenen said:
I have a tin of Flintcote 3 product. Can you tell me what this is used for and how

On 2018-09-18 by (mod) - Flintkote flooring asbestos and history

Flintkote Travertine 506 Winter NL 8x8 asbestos content (C) InspectApedia.com John

Thanks for the photo and question, John.

As Flinkote ceased operations in 1987, stopped using asbestos in their products in 1982, and stopped distributing (presumably old stock) products that contained asbestos by some time in 1984, we have a modest chance that your floor tiles do not contain asbestos, PROVIDED that they were manufactured by Flintkote after 1982.

On 2018-09-18 by John H

Hi there--found a stack of nice-looking 12" x 12" vinyl-composite tiles with these markings on them--FLINTKOTE Travertine -506 Winter NL 8 x B. Any chance they DON'T contain asbestos? They're certainly not friable or crushable. I'm inclined to use them in a small fooring project.

On 2018-12-10 by mike

Does Flintkote Crevatex ceiling tile contain asbestos

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