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loganab13 t1_ixk6mwu wrote

What is the floor up above? Almost looks like tile backer and thinset

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SluggoJones OP t1_ixk7pp4 wrote

Hardwood floor on one side of the wall, tile on the other. I updated the Imgur link with a couple extra pics.

Please, please, please forgive the awful quarter round the previous owner put around the door trim, the weird ass floor transition & blue tile from the 90s. We just moved in a couple months ago.

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loganab13 t1_ixk870y wrote

I don’t know which side of the wall you’re drilling on, but you’re likely running into the cement tile board and thinset layer. If it’s on the other (hardwood) side of the wall, it could be self leveling compound.

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stinger_ t1_ixke5py wrote

You guys get much asbestos tile in your area?

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loganab13 t1_ixkebbr wrote

Yeah, I’ve run across a good amount in my commercial construction career around the Midwest. Funnily enough I just ran into some in my own bathroom remodel this past weekend.

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DotAccomplished5484 t1_ixkq268 wrote

Not a concern here. Cement backerboard was introduced in the 1980's, well past the asbestos days.

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