Asbestos Testing & Abatement
Laboratory testing of suspect material, then certified removal under sealed containment — with written results before and after.
Any building in Alberta constructed or renovated before 1990 may contain asbestos: in textured ceilings, vinyl floor tiles, pipe insulation, drywall joint compound and roofing. None of it is dangerous while intact and undisturbed. All of it becomes hazardous the moment a renovation, a leak or a demolition breaks the surface.
We start with identification, not assumptions. Suspect material is sampled and sent to an accredited laboratory, and you receive the results in writing before we quote any removal. If the result is negative, you have documentation proving it and your project proceeds without restriction. If it is positive, we scope a controlled abatement.
Removal takes place inside a sealed enclosure kept under negative air pressure, so fibres cannot migrate into the rest of the building. Technicians work in full protective equipment through a decontamination unit. Material is wetted, removed, double-bagged, labelled and taken to a facility licensed to accept asbestos waste. At handover you receive the laboratory results, the disposal manifests and, where required, the clearance air-test results — the file that buyers, insurers and lenders will ask for.
How this service works
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Site inspection and identification of suspect materials
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Sampling and analysis by an accredited laboratory
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Written results and a scoped abatement quote
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Sealed containment with negative air pressure
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Wet removal, double-bagging and labelling
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Regulated transport and disposal with manifests
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Final cleaning, clearance testing and documentation handover
What is included
- Laboratory analysis of every sample taken
- Containment, negative air units and decontamination facilities
- Certified technicians and all protective equipment
- Disposal at a licensed facility, with manifests
- Clearance air testing where the scope requires it
- Complete documentation file at handover
Standards and compliance
- Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code, Part 4 — Chemical Hazards, Biological Hazards and Harmful Substances
- Alberta Asbestos Abatement Manual
- Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act — waste transport and disposal
Not sure whether you have asbestos?
Send us a photo of the material and the age of the building. We will tell you whether testing is warranted — at no charge.