Kentile Vinyl Flooring

Indoor outdoor vinyl tile.

Kentile vinyl flooring. If it s a vinyl tile that is only 9x9 then the chances of asbestos are high but if it s 12x12 or sheet vinyl then your guess would be as good as mine. Kentile became successful by offering flooring in a wide range of materials colors and patterns. Kentile floors in brooklyn new york was a neighborhood mainstay for many years with a recognizable neon kentile sign above its flagship factory. Kentile floors flourished under founder arthur kennedy specializing in vinyl asphalt and cork floor tiles.

If it s old enough it could contain asbestos. 1962 kentile vinyl floors ad breccia tile the glowing beauty of marble a floor. The floor was laid in 1986. Here we provide a photo guide to kentile asphalt asbestos flooring kentile vinyl asbestos floor tile identification photographs a list of product names styles colors and vinyl asbestos floor patterns and colors for asbestos containing floor tile products.

Kentile flooring founded in 1898 manufactured cork vinyl and rubber flooring products that included as much as 25 percent asbestos. Criterion solids kentile vinyl composition tile from 1986. Kentile flooring identification photos history asbestos content. Top rated seller top rated seller.

Originally the company produced vinyl rubber and cork floor tiles. Top rated seller top rated seller. From united states c 17 46 shipping. Catalog has 7 pages showing the color style and design pattern choices for their reinforced vinyl tile and 1 pages showing their asphalt tiles.

Kentile s asbestos trust began accepting claims in march 2015 and currently holds 193 million in funds. Kentile floors was founded in 1898 by arthur kennedy in brooklyn new york the company produced large durable vinyl cork and rubber floor tiles many of which incorporated up to 25 asbestos. 1973 kentile casilla floors print ad natural slate. The company remained in brooklyn for 100 years before going out of business.

The company began as a small brooklyn tile company in 1898. Kentile floors was founded in 1898 by arthur kennedy. If it is a kentile product then it s probably a material with vinyl in it because i don t think they made wood parquet flooring. Like floor tiles vinyl sheet flooring is a long lasting and economical material and it also offers more aesthetic options to suit a homeowner s taste.

Out of print hard to find 8 1 2 x 11 paper catalog 20 pages from the kentile floors inc new york ny. How to identify asbestos containing kentile or kenflex floor tiles. The products were advertised as superior flooring made with sturdy asbestos fibers kentile flooring products used in both residential and commercial applications offered a wide range of decorative options. Unfortunately vinyl sheet flooring manufactured with an asbestos backing poses a serious exposure risk when it is disturbed.