DIY & Home Improvement

because they used that shit for everything when we were growing up: floors, insulation around pipes, exterior finishes on houses, it was all around us. It was marketed as fireproof (which it was) and durable (which it wasn't). Any wear would sent fibers into the air and the stuff was brittle so there was always wear.

Manufacturers knew there was a problem by the late 50s, but they didn't give a shit as long as the money rolloed in, and with asbestos tiles going down in most suburban kitchens across the country as cities were depopulated, the money just got better and better.

So if you're fixing up that mid century modern house, get that crap on the kitchen floor tested before you start chipping it up.