- Beth S., Redondo Beach, Calif. Dear Beth: The only reliable way to know if your home contains asbestos is to hire an environmental consulting firm or asbestos building inspector. They'll take ...

If your home was built before the 1980s, it may have been built with asbestos. If inhaled, asbestos can cause cancer or other serious health problems, so you definitely want to be aware of it if you ...

If your home was built before the 1980s, it may have been built with asbestos. If inhaled, asbestos can cause cancer or other serious health problems, so you definitely want to be aware of it if you ...

Asbestos-cement siding was installed on homes for over a century. This means that countless homes did—and still do—have asbestos-cement siding shingles. Does this mean that it needs to be immediately ...