You can either engage an asbestos remediation expert or obtain a test kit—for which you’ll remove a flooring sample to mail to an asbestos-testing lab. Asbestos testing kits are available in ...

Apart from the tiles, asbestos can also be in sheet flooring and tile adhesive. "One way to know for sure is to have a sample ...

The discovery of asbestos in the basement is unrelated to the vermiculite found on the upper floors of the building.

THERE are plenty of videos on the internet of lucky people pulling back their grubby old carpets to reveal jaw-dropping parquet or tiles underneath. If you've got carpets that are more dated than ...

The results came back 8 percent chrysotile (white asbestos) in the 9-by-9-inch tiles (two rooms) and 50 percent chrysotile (two rooms) in the vinyl sheet flooring. We have heard that if the floor ...

That flooring had already been removed the month before by a general contractor. The Health Department sent an asbestos consultant to collect samples of the adhesive which did test positive for ...

Asbestos was commonly used in building materials such as tiles, floor glue, plaster ... Professionals can collect samples safely and send them to a lab for testing. It’s not recommended ...