Kentile Vinyl Composition Tile

Kentile floors was founded in 1898 by arthur kennedy.

Kentile vinyl composition tile.

Kentile floors flourished under founder arthur kennedy specializing in vinyl asphalt and cork floor tiles. Originally the company produced vinyl rubber and cork floor tiles. Kentile s asbestos trust began accepting claims in march 2015 and currently holds 193 million in funds. 1960 vintage ad for kentile vinyl tile floors 1329.

Thanks for any help you can provide. Top rated seller top rated seller. Several boxes of black with the name beaux arts series. In 1949 the company started including asbestos in its tiling and it s estimated that certain kentile products contained 25 asbestos.

From united states c 15 85 shipping. 2015 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. The dark floor tiles shown at left may have been asphalt asbestos. The company remained in brooklyn for 100 years before going out of business.

Year trust was created. 1966 kentile vinyl tile floors vintage print ad home decor fireplace 1960s. From the original vinyl composition tile vct to vinyl enhanced tile vet and solid vinyl tile svt composite tiles are budget friendly and withstand heavy foot and rolling traffic. 2n302k white 514m size 12 x 12 they are new tiles.

History of the kentile corporation. Later light colored tiles were often vinyl based. Following world war ii kentile experienced a boom and tile sales skyrocketed. Us made and low emitting composite tile contributes to the safety and health of every space.

Kentile became successful by offering flooring in a wide range of materials colors and patterns. Modern vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring and versions of those products sold since the early 1980s are composed of colored polyvinyl chloride pvc chips formed into solid sheets of varying thicknesses 1 8 is most common by heat and pressure. Kentile vinyl composition tile code.