Construction Industry/asbestos adhesives

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Expert: - 7/7/2008


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mr. hayes...was there any "cutback adhesives" 20 yrs ago , or so, that contained asbestos? i know that some tiles may have, but i was wondering about the cutback adhesives them selves...thanx

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Hi David; I know of no cut back that contained asbestos, HOWEVER, I suggest that you contact adhesive manufacturers to ask that question.  The adhesive manufacturers I suggest that you contact are;
Mapei-800-426-2734-They are in Florida
Para-Chem-800-763-7272-They are in South Carolina
Ardex-800-232-4832-They are in Pennsylvania
Roberts-800-423-6545-They are in Florida



Cordially,

John Michaels

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We are a floor covering inspection service and a floor covering specifying service. We inspect all types of floor coverings in every city and town in all 50 States and Canada, for manufacturing, installation, or maintenance related problems. We also specify, so when someone is about to choose a floor covering for a residential or commercial installation, after we find out, from them, the particulars about the installation, we can suggest the proper product, installation method, and maintenance method to provide optimum life of the product. (Note that in your B2B Category, we did not find any heading related to our business, so we just chose the Construction category). So if someone has a problem with the performance, installation, or maintenance of any floor covering, we can give suggestions, without a formal inspection, the possible causes of the prolems.

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We have been in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance, of all types of residential and commercial floor coverings, for many years, and for the past 13 years, we just inspect and specify.

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