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 ...

Question: 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 ...

The mere presence of asbestos siding should not be a deal-killer. Just make sure you are buying the house at a good price that takes into account the negative impact that the siding may have on buyers ...

The cost of asbestos siding removal averages $5,700, but a typical range is between $690 and $20,000. Some key factors that affect the total removal cost include the size of the area, type of asbestos ...

Q We just purchased a house with "slate" siding. It's not natural slate (like the kind for roofs), but a composite that contains asbestos. Some people tell us to get rid of it because of the asbestos.

For years, homeowners have sought inexpensive ways to spruce up the appearance of their aging properties with new siding materials. As early as the 1930s, homeowners turned to asbestos siding as a way ...