Asbestos, a heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral, was a common element in construction materials due to its resilient, durable nature—until the 1980s, anyway, when it was banned due to the ...

Question: I’m taking up a tile floor and need to dispose of it. I’m not sure if it’s asbestos tile or not. How and where can I dispose of it? Answer: There are two kinds of asbestos: friable, which is ...

Demolition of the Sellersville Fire Company station on Main Street was halted Tuesday because the contractor, Haines & Kibblehouse of Skippack, didn’t want to knock down the building while it had ...