Dear Jerry: My house was built in 1953 and my basement is about 600 square feet. The flooring is 12-by-12-inch square vinyl tiles which are glued down with black material that looks like roofing ...

Q We bought our house in 1961. The basement floor is covered with tile. A family friend who manages commercial real estate told us that those nine-inch tiles are asbestos. We were advised either to ...

Q: We just purchased a 1920s colonial style home and are now renovating it. In the basement, we removed the carpet and discovered tiles that we fear may contain asbestos. A few were cracked, and most ...

Asbestos was a common material in the homebuilding industry in North America right up until the latter part of the 20th century. Prized for its fire resistance, lack of electrical conductivity, and ...

Can anyone recommend someone good, reliable and reasonable to remove old asbestos tiles in a basement, and maybe also pour a new concrete floor? Thanks.

I read a flooring article recently that I’d like your thoughts on. It was entitled “Flooring choices each have different advantages” and contained quotes from some flooring store owners. One quote ...