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 ...

It’s time to catch up with some questions from readers. QUESTION: I have discovered what appears to be older asbestos vinyl floor tiles in some of my closets. The main floors appear carpeted over a ...

Q. MY one-and-a-half-storey home was built in 1946 with the original floor coverings on the main floor hallway and the entire upper level. This flooring is vinyl-asbestos tiles. Simply installing ...