We just had a house inspected for purchase and in the “storage room” of the finished basement space there are possible asbestos tiles covering the ceiling. How worried should I be about that? How hard ...

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 ...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in rocks and soil. Its strong fibers, resistance to heat, and anti-corrosive ...

Q. We purchased an older home, which has carpeting in the basement glued to the tile. The tile undoubtedly contains asbestos. The basement has since flooded and we would like to remove the carpeting.

Can anyone recommend someone good, reliable and reasonable to remove old asbestos tiles in a basement, and maybe also pour a new concrete floor? Thanks.

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. Back in the summer, some 20 years ago, water got in my cellar. There was carpet on the floor as well as a pad. The water soaked the carpet and seeped into the bottom of the drywall. While removing ...

A Birmingham fire station closed in June due to “health concerns” will remain closed as the city makes repairs and upgrades related to the reported problems at the station. Scott Morro, an attorney ...

Low levels of asbestos have been found in the ceiling tiles of seven schools in Prince Edward Island. The schools are Three Oaks High School, East Wiltshire Intermediate School, Eliot River Elementary ...

A "large quantity" of asbestos has been dumped in a woodland popular with walkers. The pile of roof tiles made of the toxic material was left in an area known as Sammie's Wood, near Cinderford in ...