Asbestos was once added to home insulation because it was strong and fireproof. This type of insulation was then used for insulating walls, floors, pipes, ductwork, and beams.

But even if the insulation contains asbestos, you needn't worry. It won't be harmful so long as it stays in the wall. Large nail holes are not enough to create a hazard.

The basement walls are uninsulated 8-inch cinder block with roughly 3 ½ feet above ground on two and a half sides. The basement ceiling joists/footer edges have 6 inches of closed-cell insulation.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it will immediately remove asbestos-contaminated insulation from the attics and walls of hundreds of homes in the tiny northwestern ...

Today, asbestos can still be found within insulation and popcorn ceilings, hiding in walls only to be discovered during a home renovation or the replacement of a waterline. And when it is discovere… ...

Contractors must be especially careful of asbestos exposure when working in older buildings, particularly those built before the 1980s. Depending on the manufacturer and date of installation, asbestos ...

A $12 million price tag for asbestos removal from a single south suburban high school has one district wondering how it can afford to do what the government says it must.A preliminary consultant`s ...

He'd hired licensed asbestos removal contractors on a previous project to take out asbestos-containing pipe insulation. The state environmental agency hit Gaffney with a $16,000 fine , which was ...

Hundreds of years before asbestos became ubiquitous in the construction industry, Byzantine monks used the fibrous material in plaster coatings underlying their wall paintings during the late ...

Hundreds of years before asbestos became ubiquitous in the construction industry, Byzantine monks used the fibrous material in plaster coatings underlying their wall paintings during the late ...