A federal list of accredited asbestos laboratories is available at 301-975-4016 or here. This is particularly recommended before putting an older home on the market.

Cement asbestos board was a common house siding material in the 1940s and 1950s. As long as the siding is not cracked or broken, the asbestos remains embedded in the boards and you don’t have to ...

If you hire a professional asbestos contractor, you can expect to pay about two or three dollars per square foot for the safe removal and proper disposal of the shingles.

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 Hampde… ...

Proper removal of asbestos siding, therefore, will not only eliminate potential health risks, it can also significantly enhance the historic character and economic value of your older residence.

Asbestos registry demanded for federal public buildings Court filings from WorkSafeBC allege the violations have taken place since a 2013 B.C. Supreme Court decision, which fined the company and ...

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 ...

The only requirement for sellers of homes with asbestos siding is to disclose the presence of the material. There is no requirement for removal or any other type of remediation.

In general, if an asbestos-sided home is to be re-sided, the old siding should be removed by a contractor with proper equipment and a means of safe disposal of the old siding. Covering the siding ...