QDEAR BARRY: My home was built in 1978 and has "popcorn" ceiling texture in most rooms, some of which is peeling and cracking. I began to scrape off the material, but then became concerned about ...

Q: According to my home inspector, the popcorn ceilings in the home I'm buying probably contain at least about 3% asbestos. He said this is not a problem, but I'm very concerned and am trying to ...

Few things date your home more than ugly popcorn ceilings, also called stucco ceilings, but more accurately referred to as acoustic ceilings. Popcorn ceilings are bumpy with sprayed or painted on ...

Q: Our home was built in 1970 and has a textured ceiling and paneled walls in the living room. We started to remove the old paneling, but this caused some of the ceiling texture to be scraped off.

QDEAR BARRY: I have not had a good night's sleep since reading a recent article about asbestos. We've lived in our home for 30 years and have popcorn ceilings. I remember when we hung our swag lamp ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person testing material for asbestos - Pvince73/Shutterstock When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was ...

Plus, how to prevent chipping and stains on bluestone stairs. Send your home improvement questions to [email protected]. Q. We had a popcorn ceiling installed in our kitchen when we moved into our ...

Q: My house has popcorn ceilings. What should I do about them? A: So-called popcorn ceilings have a bumpy coating that was popular from the 1950s into the 1980s. Spraying on the texture spared ...

Last week’s torrential rains and gusty winds that soaked students and flooded several buildings around campus hit home for three 575 Commonwealth Ave. residents and sent others worried Thursday night ...