the back
> yard. Today I had someone here to give me an estimate to remove and dispose
> of the oil tank and he quoted me $800 because it's hazardous waste disposal.
> Ouch...the guys said if you dont want to pay for it, then cut it in half and
> make it into an open BBQ pit.
>
> Anyone wants a giant oil tank? You can have it.
>

If you're doing a kitchen remodel, $800 is nothing. If you're not
going to go with propane, pay the dude and get rid of it before it
rusts and leaks hazardous material into the ground.

As to asbestos - my house was built in 1969 (Iowa) and my inlaid-
lineoleum kitchen floor has asbestos in it. Any 9-inch square lino
tiles have asbestos in them, but 12-inch ones don't. I don't know if
Florida materials were the same or not. I had a new floor laid over
the old one (no separations, no bubbles, seam didn't even show) in my
kitchen, but had the foyer tiles (12") removed before laying a new
floor.

If you don't disturb the linoleum and just lay a new floor over it, it
shouldn't be a problem. You can only do this if there isn't any
separation of the floor surface from the subfloor. Trouble comes (and
the asbestos removal crews) when you try to strip it and/or make lots
of dust.

N.