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Licensed asbestos removal in Chester County, PA starts with testing — confirming what materials you have and whether they contain asbestos — before any demolition, renovation, or mechanical work disturbs them. Chester County's pre-1980…
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West Chester Borough's pre-1940 housing stock has a high probability of containing asbestos-containing materials, and…
Homes near the former Lukens Steel facility in Coatesville carry two distinct asbestos concerns that are worth…
If you're buying a pre-1980 home in Montgomery County, include an asbestos testing contingency in your purchase…
Ambler, Pennsylvania is home to two EPA National Priorities List Superfund sites associated with asbestos waste from…
Philadelphia requires landlords of pre-1978 rental properties to obtain lead-safe or lead-free certification before…
Philadelphia requires an Asbestos Inspection Report before it will approve renovation permits for projects over $50,000…
Lead-based paint is present in the vast majority of Chester homes, because virtually every residential unit in the city…
If your Chester row home has a steam boiler and original pipe insulation, asbestos is almost certainly present. Steam…
Homes in Chester County's older boroughs have a high probability of containing asbestos-containing materials — not…
Attic asbestos removal in Chester County most often involves vermiculite insulation — the gray-brown granular…
Asbestos floor tile removal in a Delaware County basement starts with one question: did you test before the renovation…
Homes built in Montgomery County before 1980 are likely to contain asbestos-containing materials, and the county's…
Asbestos abatement in Upper Darby, PA typically involves the same materials found throughout Delaware County's pre-war…
Philadelphia's pre-1978 residential housing stock almost certainly contains asbestos-containing materials somewhere in…
Asbestos is present in the overwhelming majority of Chester's older housing stock, because the city's brick row homes…
Asbestos removal in Pennsylvania typically costs between $1,500 and $30,000 or more, depending on what materials are…
The most common signs of mold in a basement are visible dark or discolored patches on walls or floor, a persistent…
The homeowner had been sweeping gray dust and chunks of material off the basement floor for two winters. The material…
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) documents that more than 57% of all housing units in Delaware…
If you're buying a pre-1980 home in Delaware County, include an asbestos testing contingency in your purchase…
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company operated on a 200-acre site along the Delaware River in Chester, Pennsylvania from…
Friable asbestos-containing material can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure. Non-friable…
If you've found gray or white fibrous wrap on pipes in your basement and your home was built before 1980, stop and read…
The only reliable way to tell if 9×9 floor tiles contain asbestos is laboratory testing — you cannot confirm it by…
Whether you can stay in your home during asbestos removal depends on the scope of the project and the containment setup…
Pennsylvania enforces asbestos regulations through two separate state agencies and the federal EPA — and the rules…
Yes, you should test a popcorn ceiling for asbestos before scraping, sanding, or disturbing it — if the ceiling was…
An asbestos inspection in a Delaware County home takes two to four hours and involves a licensed PA inspector visually…
The homeowner was listing the Upper Darby twin — a 1942 brick semi-detached on a quiet street off Garrett Road. Her…
The homeowner was planning a second-floor bathroom gut — new tile, new subfloor, new everything. Before the general…
The buyers were under contract on a 1915 twin on a street one block from the Lansdowne train station — original wood…
The steam boiler in the Collingdale row home was original to the house — a coal-to-gas conversion from the 1950s that…
The plan was straightforward: convert the attic of a 1938 W. 9th Street row home into a third bedroom. The homeowner…
The homeowner had owned the row home on the west side of Chester for twelve years and never finished the basement. When…
Lead poisoning is often asymptomatic in its early stages — which is exactly why it is dangerous. The CDC has…
Choosing an asbestos abatement contractor is not like hiring a painter or a plumber. The consequences of poor work are…
You need lead abatement — rather than interim controls — when children under 6 live in the home, when paint is…
Lead-based paint is a cause for concern in pre-1978 homes because it creates lead-contaminated dust when it…
You cannot identify asbestos by looking at it. Asbestos fibers are microscopic — invisible to the naked eye — and…
DIY asbestos removal is the most dangerous way to handle asbestos-containing material — not because professionals have…
Removing asbestos floor tiles yourself in Pennsylvania is legal under the private residence exemption, but it creates…
An intact popcorn ceiling that contains asbestos is not an immediate health hazard — but it is not permanently safe,…
The three places you're still most likely to find asbestos in Delaware County and Philadelphia are: pre-1980 homes…
Fire damage to a pre-1980 building creates a secondary asbestos hazard that is often overlooked in the immediate…
In pre-1978 homes in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area, the most significant source of lead exposure is…
The asbestos-containing materials most commonly found in pre-1980 Delaware County and Philadelphia homes are vinyl…
Asbestos exposure causes four recognized diseases — all of them serious, all of them with latency periods measured in…
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral, not a manufactured product. It forms in metamorphic rock…
Asbestos is genuinely dangerous when disturbed, but it is not immediately dangerous in every form and situation — and…
Asbestos isn't just a residential problem. Many office buildings, retail spaces, schools, and commercial properties in…
Home renovation is the single most common way homeowners in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area inadvertently…
There is no condition doctors call "asbestos poisoning" in the sense of an acute illness — but asbestos exposure causes…
Asbestos is one of the most misunderstood substances a homeowner can encounter. Here are straightforward answers to the…
Asbestos in contaminated sites, demolition projects, and older buildings is regulated through overlapping federal and…
In June 2018, the EPA issued what it called a "Significant New Use Rule" (SNUR) for asbestos under the Toxic Substances…
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