Asbestos?

[Sandra nilsson]

Ignorant and eager, tore up a carpet and now wondering if this could be asbestos? Grateful for an answer.

 

[justusandersson]

Very unlikely to be asbestos. Asbestos and asbestos-related products (e.g., eternit) typically only appeared in connection with fire insulation and as roofing material.

 

[Sandra nilsson]

But also in floor adhesive, filler, grout, etc., right...

 

[useless]

Asbestos-reinforced glue, known as svartlim, is usually black in color. Difficult to say exactly from the pictures, but the dark gray appears to be the bottom layer of the actual carpet.

 

[justusandersson]

Yes, you can probably never be completely sure. It's probably best to take a sample to the municipal environmental office or whatever it's called where you are. The age of the carpets, etc., also gives a certain indication. In Sweden, asbestos was banned in 1982.