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you definitely sure it's laminate? Sounds suspiciously similar to the tiles i found in my house, which have absestos in them
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Pretty certain, they're too modern looking to be from the asbestos era. And the adhesive is grey and gritty, so not black mastic.
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we have asbestos tiles on our balcony, they are a pita, you aren't supposed to jet wash them but they absorb grease and grime so easily so every now and then, when it gets really bad, we scrub them with a broom and soapy water.
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I want to strip my hall back to floorboards, it has rancid laminate floor tiles which is stuck down with the thin layer of what looks like cement. It's gritty and can be sanded off. Has anyone done this themselves? I'm guessing lots of prep will be required to stop the dust getting everywhere, but my big concern would be the machine cutting too deep and ruining the wood underneath the adhesive.
TBH it might not be much more expensive to get a pro in than to hire machinery, buy dust sheets etc but I'm still interested in your stories