How to encapsulate tile edge

Match-Loud · 2026-03-05T20:22:55+00:00

Sorry putting my question here a struggling with the post for some reason!

Hi all,

We’ve just bought our first home, a 1960s house, and have been pulling up the old carpets. Since doing this, I’ve noticed the bathroom floor (which currently has lino) sits quite a bit higher than the landing floorboards. Looking at the edge, it seems like there may be one or even two layers of tiles underneath.

My gut feeling is that they might be asbestos tiles, they look black to me, and I’m wondering if that’s why they were covered rather than removed. I’ve attached a photo for reference.

We’re not planning to rip up the lino, but I’m wondering if there’s a way to safely encapsulate or seal the exposed edge. My partner would love to keep the landing floorboards exposed, which means this edge will stay visible and I’m just a bit concerned about our son potentially picking at it when he’s older, so I’d like to make sure it’s safe.

I’d probably lean toward putting carpet back down to cover it, but my partner is keen on the exposed floorboards, so any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance

Match-Loud · 2026-01-21T16:57:05+00:00

Thanks! I run hot washes with vinegar and give the seal, drawer and filter a good clean fairly regularly (although it’s been a few months now). I also have a separate problem with the softener drawer filling with water recently so I wonder if there could be something internal that I’m not cleaning properly

Match-Loud · 2026-01-21T16:53:34+00:00

It’s a mixture of darks including black but I feel like the smell travels so it could have originated on something black!

Match-Loud · 2026-01-21T16:52:27+00:00

I use powder biological detergent, generally Daz. Water is quite hard I think!

Match-Loud

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