samuel b asked: I am looking to buy a house that has insulation around a pipe in thte basement. My realtor said that it looks like asbestos. My dad, who is a pretty good carpenter, says that it may not be and that it should be tested. Is there a way to [...]

Pico D asked: I am refinishing my basement and someone alerted me to the fact that the 150sq/ft. or so of old tiles I scraped up contained Asbestos! I worked with the stuff without a resperator or gloves, they came up pretty easily, but some of them broke apart. Should I be concerned? [...]

Rachel asked: I have an old asbestos boiler in my house. It was disconnected before I bought the house. I know I need a specialist to remove it but are there any government grants that I could claim for to remove it?
I was an old Council house but I bought it privately and [...]

greengirl asked: I was planning to have Home Depot install new carpet throughout our house (we have a baby on the way). I just had a piece of floor tile tested for asbestos. It is 25% asbestos, unfortunately. House was built in 1967, but my husband and I were young and just getting married when [...]

Chad W asked: I am installing VCT in a church basement over asbestos tile that is quite old, well adhered to the floor, and has been waxed a lot. Do I need to use wax remover or some type of primer before I put down the adhesive?
Also, I will need to fill some small “pot [...]

DN asked: My construction project was halted by the NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection after a neighbor complained about asbestos present. The contractor did not realize that asbestos was present and neither did the architect, who at one point certified that asbestos was absent. I as a homeowner did not know that asbestos was present [...]

Amy asked: I’m thinking about installing a ceiling fan, but our ceilings have popcorn on them. Does that type of disturbance release enough asbestos to be concerned about?

Peter asked: I’m helping a friend with some work on a new condo she just bought. It was built in 1979, and the existing flooring is parquet that we’ve started to remove. We are assuming it was the original flooring because it is consistent with other units in the same complex.
I [...]

runnerboywags asked: I have 12 by 12 vinyl floor tiles I am removing. They are 20 years old, or so.. How do I know if there is an asbestos risk?

HAPPY_DAYZZZ asked: 2nd-
Are there “At home kits” that i can order to test my tiles for asbestos? If so, whats the website?
Thanks!