Black Adhesive Under Parquet Floor

It came up fairly easy.
Black adhesive under parquet floor. The materials chosen for the floors determine the type of adhesive necessary. I was able to slip a pry bar under the tiles and pop them off. Flooring is normally installed onto a foundation using a an effective adhesive. Q is there an easy way to remove this layer of black stuff on my hardwood floor.
You ll find a beautiful original 1920s maple hardwood floor buried under layers of vinyl or linoleum plus a nasty layer of linoleum adhesive that has been pressed into the hardwood floor below by years of foot traffic. Black tar was a popular option for flooring adhesive in homes built prior to the 1970s. During conversation with a family friend they mentioned that the glue i described to them may have been black mastic and contained asbestos. A we often see this problem in kitchen floors.
I recently pulled up some parquet flooring in my house built 1960 s. When you remove that floor covering to make way for new flooring you may encounter the mastic and wonder whether it is safe to remove the main concern surrounding this question is that black mastic often contains asbestos. Learn how to steam black mastic or tar paper off your floors.