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jJim McLaughlin

wrote:
old tile is likekly asbestos and adhesive asbetsos too

Well, you don't *know* that. But even if you did:

So what?

Using solvent, any asbestos is wet. Very wet. Its also encapsulated.
It ain't going anywhere,
especially airborne.

As a one time project, not an "every day for years job" the health risks
approach zero as an upper limit.