Q: Our home is about 60 years old house and has asbestos floor tiles under the carpets. Now that we're selling, our agent wants us to list these tiles on our disclosure statement. She says this kind ...

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

Q. I purchased a home several months ago and had it inspected. But the home inspector (in my opinion) missed an important defect. One room has old-looking vinyl flooring which (I recently discovered) ...

County officials have confirmed the presence of asbestos in the tile flooring of the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall. The county had brought in an independent environmental consultant in December ...

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 ...

WorkSafe is reminding businesses and their customers of the very real risks that can exist when refurbishing, following a case of poorly handled flooring containing asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally ...

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Scroll down to read more on what asbestos is and why it's a health risk THERE are plenty of videos on the internet of lucky people pulling back their grubby old carpets to reveal jaw-dropping parquet ...

A notice of an asbestos project has been posted in Aberdeen’s downtown post office, while floor tiles in the lobby are replaced. “The Postal Service is working with certified contractors to replace ...