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Installing carpet over resilient flooring may be acceptable as long as the resilient flooring is securely bonded to the substrate and all waxes, sealers, floor finishes and other foreign materials have been removed.  It is not recommended to install over floating, perimeter bonded or cushion-backed sheet goods.

 

NOTE:  Some sheet vinyl, resilient tile and cut-back asphalt-based adhesive may contain asbestos and/or crystalline silica.  Recommended work practices prohibit sanding, dry scraping, bead-blasting or mechanically pulverizing resilient flooring, backing or lining felt.  Do not use powered devices that create asbestos dust when removing “cut-back” or asphalt-based adhesives.  Removal procedures must comply with federal, state and local government agency regulations covering the removal and disposal of asbestos-containing materials (ACM).