Denise,
The danger of asbestos in our normal environment is much overblown. Breathing asbsestos fibers over a long period of time can cause lung cancer, as happened to many fellas who worked in the WWII shipyards, where it was sprayed on as insulation in boilers. Its use in ceiling and floor tile presents no danger to you as an enduser, but might have to the poor sod who worked in the factory making the tiles.

The only danger to you is if you grind up those tiles while removing them, and that's probably minimal, as your exposure time would be relatively short. Sorta like smoking a couple of packs of cigarettes isn't the same as smoking a couple of packs per day for a number of years. The former exposure isn't dangerous, the latter is. If you want to be prudent, wear a mask while you remove those tiles, and keep things damp to minimize dusting.

Jim

Blair's Mom wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Having perused the owner's manual today for my dad's 67 Airstream, I was
> horrified to see that the flooring was of a vinyl/asbestos material.
> Can anyone tell me about special precautions one must take when redoing
> the floors, was asbestos use common in vintage airstreams (or just the
> '67s?)? The content of the flooring also begs the question - where else
> might asbestos have been used within the unit (eg. insulation, wiring),
> and is this a concern?
>
> Thanks!
>
> blairsmom (Denise)
> on behalf of Dad's (hack, choke)'67 Airbewarestream

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