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 ...

Asbestos-cement siding was installed on homes for over a century. This means that countless homes did—and still do—have ...

Melvin Rice of Baltimore asks whether it’s better to remove or to side over the asbestos shingle siding on his house when vinyl siding is installed. Half of the contractors he’s talked with recommend ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For years, homeowners have sought inexpensive ways to spruce up the appearance of their aging ...

Q: We're about to buy an old house that has asbestos siding and are unsure about whether to proceed with the purchase. We have two children and are very concerned about health hazards. What can you ...

The mere presence of asbestos siding should not be a deal-killer. Just make sure you are buying the house at a good price that takes into account the negative impact that the siding may have on buyers ...

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” ...

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 ...