Continuing publicity about the perils of asbestos worries many homeowners whose homes contain asbestos-related products that are seldom mentioned or dealt with in the reports. An example is ...

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 ...

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” ...

San Francisco, November 14, 2023 – A new study summarizing exposures to asbestos during the installation and removal of asbestos cement products demonstrates that these construction activities almost ...

Repairing asbestos or fiber cement siding requires caution and the right safety steps. This video shows you how to safely ...

Q: I recently bought a small apartment house that needs a lot of work. The plaster walls and ceilings have numerous small cracks, which I have patched. I don’t think regular paint will cover them up ...

"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 ...

As the weather warms up and home improvement projects are at the top of many to-do lists, many people opt for do-it-yourself renovations rather than professional remodels. However, home renovations ...

Q. My New Year's resolution is to install new lap siding on my home. I've narrowed it down to fiber cement siding because of its durablity and good looks. However, I'm stumped as to how to install it.