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 ...

Plus, what is causing a home’s exterior paint job to blister? Send you home improvement questions to [email protected]. Q. I live in an old 1800s home and had the floors tested for asbestos. The ...

Q. We purchased an older home, which has carpeting in the basement glued to the tile. The tile undoubtedly contains asbestos. The basement has since flooded and we would like to remove the carpeting.

You probably already know that asbestos can lead to health problems, but how do you know if it's lurking in the tiles in your ...

Q. MY one-and-a-half-storey home was built in 1946 with the original floor coverings on the main floor hallway and the entire upper level. This flooring is vinyl-asbestos tiles. Simply installing ...

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. by prospect heights renovator 08/21/2007 Share ...

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 ...

QUESTION: How do we get the black, tar-like adhesive off the concrete floor after a layer of old tile was removed? Our house was built in 1962, and we are remodeling the bathroom. ANSWER: Due to the ...