Kentile Solid Vinyl Tile

Kentile floors in brooklyn new york was a neighborhood mainstay for many years with a recognizable neon kentile sign above its flagship factory.

Kentile solid vinyl tile.

1956 kenroyal kentile vinyl tile floors ad kitchen capri blue white tweed. The company began as a small brooklyn tile company in 1898. From united states c 16 51 shipping. That s what i know for sure.

Kentile floors employees exposed to asbestos. In addition to the known kentile brand vinyl asbestos floor tiles shown here some of which are shown. Kentile s asbestos trust began accepting claims in march 2015 and currently holds 193 million in funds. For the latter part of the past century kentile floors inc.

Kentile slate tile patterns. The asbestos helped make these tiles extremely durable a quality for which the company was well known. Was a premier manufacturer of floor tiles which took great pride in their asbestos use as the sturdy asbestos fibers would considerably increase the quality of their products. Kentile made solid vinyl as well as vinyl asbestos and asphalt asbestos tile.

Armstrong congoleum nairn ever wear kentile kenflex montgomery ward and sears roebuck are some of the brand names of vinyl tile from that period that might contain asbestos. Vct vinyl composition tile a classic economical value the durable construction of excelon vct ensures lasting beauty in high traffic areas while flowing linear patterns organic looks and densely patterned earth tones effectively mask scuffs and soil in busy commercial spaces. The company s tile patterns also included a slate look alike asphalt asbestos flooring product. W s p o v n s o r e 1 o n d j b n v j.

Because floor tiles are not imprinted with brand names look for previous owners documentation or for excess tiles left by the installers. Kentile floors flourished under founder arthur kennedy specializing in vinyl asphalt and cork floor tiles. This q a were posted originally at resilient sheet flooring id guide be sure to see that article. I want to know is it safe to use the paperwork is dated 1980 i want to make sure it does not have a asbestos.

Top rated seller top rated seller. They fairly rapidly declared bancruptcy when it became obvious their liabilities for asbestosis and lung disease far surpassed any possible future profits and the industry was no longer allowed to manufacture asbestos laden flooring. While kentile used asbestos in nearly all of its flooring it was particularly prevalent in vinyl tiles adhesives and asphalt tiles. And below kentile solid vinyl quincy slate floor tile reverse side markings.

1964 kentile bamboo solid vinyl tile kencove vinyl ad.