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 ...

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 ...

Q: We are buying an old house, and our home inspector says the exterior tile siding may contain asbestos. The property is being sold "as-is," and neither the sellers nor their agent disclosed anything ...

Q. Our house has some kind of slate siding, and we've been told that it contains asbestos fibers. Would it be possible to wrap this siding with wire netting and cover the house with stucco, or does ...

WILMINGTON — When a home on Muse Avenue in Wilmington was demolished last August, David Norton was upset and concerned for his health. He recalled seeing a plume of dust rise in the air from the home ...

WILMINGTON — When a home on Muse Avenue in Wilmington was demolished last August, David Norton was upset and concerned for his health. He recalled seeing a plume of dust rise in the air from the home ...

BOSTON — A Wilmington contractor and his two companies will pay up to $125,000 to settle allegations that employees illegally removed and disposed of asbestos and construction debris while demolishing ...