Q: Our home was built in 1971. After buying it, we hired a remodeling contractor to remove the popcorn ceilings. When he started the work, we asked if he was going to test for asbestos before starting ...

Q. Our home was built in 1979 and has “popcorn” ceilings in most rooms. We started to scrape it off but stopped when someone suggested it might have asbestos. Our neighbor is a general contractor. He ...

You probably already know that asbestos can lead to health problems, but how do you know if it's lurking in the tiles in your ...

Ceiling tiles in ten primary classrooms at the Bermuda High School for Girls have been found to contain between five and 12 percent asbestos and will be removed later this year. The discovery was made ...

Bermuda High School has “announced to staff and parents that ceiling tiles that have been in place for many decades in ten rooms in the Primary Department have been identified as containing 5-12% ...

Dear Ken: We have a 1974 house. Was there asbestos in the drywall material back then? Does that affect your recommending removing popcorn ceilings or not? - Gary E. Dear Gary: There were small amounts ...

Floor tiles containing asbestos were removed from East Elementary in Jackson before construction started this summer. A printed email was sent home Wednesday to inform parents of asbestos being in the ...

A $170,000 project to remove asbestos ceilings and insulation from three schools in the Palisades School District will begin today, a district official announced last night. Superintendent Thomas Free ...

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