The cost of asbestos siding removal averages $5,700, but a typical range is between $690 and $20,000. Some key factors that affect the total removal cost include the size of the area, type of asbestos ...

Asbestos once seemed like a dream. The fire retardant insulator is versatile and ideal for various home, auto, and industrial products. However, health research found more of a nightmare. Asbestos is ...

Q: We recently made a purchase offer on a 60-year old house. When we received the “Form 17” property disclosure statement from the listing agent, we discovered that the house has “asbestos siding” ...

As long as the siding is not cracked or broken, the asbestos remains embedded in the boards and you don’t have to worry about breathing in the fibers. Some homeowners can’t stand the thought of having ...

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QDEAR BARRY: We are buying an old house and were told by our home inspector that the tile siding probably contains asbestos. Neither the sellers nor their agent have provided any documentation to ...

A North Grafton property owner has been indicted for allegedly paying two tenants to remove asbestos from her Springfield rental property. Susan B. Nissenbaum, 59, was indicted April 12 by a Hampden ...

"Carousel," the film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, contains about every song ever played on a musical jewelry box. But it won’t be running on the Hallmark Channel, containing as ...

The workers sat down in the makeshift classroom, prepared to learn how to safely remove cancer-causing asbestos. Instead, the instructor turned on a video of the 2004 action flick “Van Helsing.” The ...