Any old house has some materials that are considered hazardous waste. Asbestos, once considered a marvel as a fire retardant, is now known to cause health issues if fibers are released- particularly lung damage including cancer. Luckily there are people trained to test for these materials and remove them safely.
My husband's brother Peter and his wife Megan, while working with Henderson Excavating & Engineering out of Williamstown, had the house inspected for asbestos by a qualified company up in Burlington, VT, K-D Associates, Inc. in June 2023. Samples were taken and tested from many surfaces (floors, walls, ceilings, window glazing, insulation, building paper, and asphalt roof shingles). The only area found to contain asbestos was the downstairs bedroom which had 9"x 9" tiles.
Mid-State Asbestos out of Roxbury, Vermont removed and properly disposed of nine bags of asbestos-containing tiles in July 2023. They were shipped to an approved facility in Ohio. Lucky us, poor Ohio.
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