Asbestos under your tiles isn't ideal, but it's not dangerous as long as it can't become airborne.

You probably already know that asbestos can lead to health problems, but how do you know if it's lurking in the tiles in your ...

Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

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 ...

Goshen School Board members Monday were informed of a potential asbestos problem originating in the old floor tiles at Chamberlain Elementary School. According to Diane Woodworth, assistant ...

That was an unexpected and unpleasant ...

I read a flooring article recently that I’d like your thoughts on. It was entitled “Flooring choices each have different advantages” and contained quotes from some flooring store owners. One quote ...

Q It's been three years since we bought our home, and we just discovered asbestos tiles under the basement carpet. Unfortunately, this was not reported by our home inspector. We regard his oversight ...

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 ...

Air samples taken at T.C. Walker Elementary School before and after workers removed asbestos-laden tiles from the gym showed no health hazard, James C. Camp, the director of maintenance and ...