The Older Homes Behind Naples Asbestos
Naples has a deep stock of older homes, from the historic cottages of Old Naples to the mid-century houses built as the city grew in the 1960s and 1970s. That era used asbestos widely because it was cheap, fire-resistant, and effective, which is exactly why it turns up in floor tile and its mastic, popcorn ceiling texture, pipe and duct insulation, and old roofing and siding today.
Intact and undisturbed, those materials are typically low risk. The exposure event is disturbance. A renovation crew pulling up flooring, a demolition crew taking down an old cottage for a rebuild, or an owner scraping a ceiling can release fibers that were safely bound a moment earlier.