"Many older homes contain asbestos in floor tiles, ceiling tiles, or insulation, but since asbestos fibers are not visible to ...

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 ...

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Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector told us the asphalt floor tiles in the kitchen might contain asbestos. At the time, we weren't particularly concerned. Now that we are remodeling ...

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 ...

A caution: Some older floor coverings, such as vinyl-asbestos tiles, contain asbestos. The asbestos is not considered harmful unless the flooring material is crumbled or abraded to produce dust ...

Materials that contain asbestos, such as vinyl floor tiles, are non-friable. The asbestos within will not be released into the air unless the materials are disturbed by “aggressive operations ...

At least one parent kept her child out of an elementary school on Wednesday after floodinguprooted floor tiles containing asbestos. A pipe burst a few days ago at Moler Elementary School ...

which will include a project design for repair and/or replacement of any damaged asbestos-containing flooring materials, in accordance with state and federal guidelines. Mayor Bernard Carvalho ...

The city discovered old floor tiles in Fire Station 7 might contain asbestos while preparing the building for new carpet on Thursday. Fire Station 7 was built in 1967 and is located on Fox Hill Road.