Thousands of homes are covered with asbestos-cement siding shingles that provide a durable and easy-to-maintain finish. Repair or replacement of shingles is sometimes needed, however, and many ...

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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Jerry: Thanks so much for all of your informative columns over the years. Many years ago — possibly 20 or more — I read with interest a column concerning replacing old asbestos siding with modern ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For years, homeowners have sought inexpensive ways to spruce up the appearance of their aging ...

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 ...