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Ed Pawlowski

On 7/16/2017 8:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/16/2017 1:21 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 12:04:18 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:34:29 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:21:27 -0400, jmcquown
>>>> > >> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe in Canada. In the US, until the actual "closing", anyone
>>>>>>> can back out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Without penalty, really? What's the meaning of the sale contract
>>>> they >> signed then?
>>>>>
>>>>> They can come up with a reason. Reason people kept backing out on
>>>>> this house was the siding. Or so they claimed. This kind of siding
>>>>> had a recall. We were told that ours was fine and the recall didn't
>>>>> apply. But after buying the house, I think the real reason was that
>>>>> it is flat out not up to code and getting it up to code would cost
>>>>> a fortune. We had a guy who said he would do it for $2,000 so we
>>>>> hired him only to have him walk away saying that he'd been wrong
>>>>> and couldn't do the job for any price. We based what we paid for
>>>>> the house on that. Now we are stuck with a house that likely will
>>>>> never be up to code.
>>>>
>>>> Can't you get a new quote? Or else, never move.
>>>
>>> It may be asbestos siding.
>>
>> That can be changed, but you need a company qualified to handle
>> asbestos which probably rules out her local odd job guy.
>>
> IF it's asbestos, you need a certified asbestos abatement company to
> deal with and replace it. It might be covered under homeowners
> insurance. Can't hurt to ask.
>
> Jill

May differ by state but in most, you can DIY

A person who removes asphalt roofing or siding does not need to hold an
Asbestos
Abatement Contractor License from the DLS as long as the work that
breaks, shears, or
slices the non-friable asphalt roofing and siding materials does not
produce asbestos
dust or make the material friable [See DLS’s regulation, 453 CMR
6.13(2)(a)5)] and the
work is performed in accordance with MassDEP 310 CMR 7.15.