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Plus, what is causing a home’s exterior paint job to blister? Send you home improvement questions to [email protected]. Q. I live in an old 1800s home and had the floors tested for asbestos. The ...

Asbestos, a heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral, was a common element in construction materials due to its resilient, durable nature—until the 1980s, anyway, when it was banned due to the ...

My coop building is planning a renovation of the lobby and first floor which currently have asbestos-containing tile. Some people want to rip out the floors & replace them with stone, which means we ...

Floor tiles containing asbestos were removed from East Elementary in Jackson before construction started this summer. A printed email was sent home Wednesday to inform parents of asbestos being in the ...

Two Penn Hills schools will deliver a knockout blow in their efforts to remove asbestos tiling after an infusion of state funds. The Penn Hills School District will tear up flooring in 50 classrooms ...

Dear Jerry: My house was built in 1953 and my basement is about 600 square feet. The flooring is 12-by-12-inch square vinyl tiles which are glued down with black material that looks like roofing ...

Q: Our home is about 60 years old house and has asbestos floor tiles under the carpets. Now that we're selling, our agent wants us to list these tiles on our disclosure statement. She says this kind ...

Asbestos is a scary and extremely dangerous material that’s been linked to all kinds of health horrors, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Not scared yet? How’s this: If your house ...

WALLINGFORD At the request of parents, school officials are investigating whether any mold-infested carpeting in the town's eight elementary schools can be replaced prior to summer vacation. Much of ...