Asbestos Removal Blogs

A fire breaking out in your residential or commercial is the last thing any business owner or homeowner wants to experience. Unfortunately, even after the flames have been extinguished, smoke damage and other toxic particles that linger posing a severe risk to your health and safety. To help alleviate stress and ensure your well-being, smoke damage repair is recommended for homeowners before...

Asbestos removal in Edmonton is most commonly required for out of sight spaces in your home, with frequent cases being focused on insulation in attics or building materials behind the walls. But it isn’t rare to find the mineral hiding beneath your feet in your property’s flooring. If your property is 40 years or older, there’s a high likelihood that asbestos fibres are...

Like most buildings constructed before the mid-1970s, it was common to have asbestos-containing materials hidden behind the hallways and walls of school classrooms. School custodians were most at risk of indirectly interacting with the mineral, as tasks sometimes required cleaning surfaces and areas in spaces that were outside the peripherals of the student body. While considerable efforts have...

Asbestos fibres and their efficient heat resistance properties were the main reasons why construction companies regularly incorporated the mineral when developing insulation for home and commercial buildings. Generally, most (if not all) types of asbestos-containing insulation are accurately and safely identified through professional asbestos testing in Mississauga. However, some forms of...

Asbestos-containing materials used in specific applications, such as an HVAC system, are more exposed to airflow or movement and can easily break down over time. As a result, hazardous particles are more likely to be released into the air, increasing the risk of breathing in the mineral and developing severe long-term health conditions.  Friable asbestos – which refers to any...

Canadian legislation has determined that any materials that contain an asbestos concentration of 1% or more must undergo asbestos removal in Toronto. Even if our professional asbestos testing in Toronto services at Canada’s Restoration Services find that a material on your property contains an asbestos concentration of 10% or less, we are still required to conduct a more detailed analysis to...

Its noncombustible and nonflammable properties – as well as its seethingly high melting point – made asbestos fibres a popular ingredient in the construction industry for much of the 20th century. It was commonly used for insulation and fireproofing textiles or other building materials, and was even added to firefighting gear. Despite its decline in new construction projects, asbestos...

In the early 1990s, the use of asbestos fibres in the construction industry began to phase out across Canada, as health professionals linked several illnesses such as malignant mesothelioma cancer to exposure to the mineral. As a result, asbestos removal in Edmonton increased and in 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government’s commitment to banning asbestos, and the...

Asbestos abatement in Edmonton and government regulations has led to an abandonment of asbestos as a go-to in construction. New materials are being used in place of the mineral, one being fibreglass. While different in nature, both asbestos fibres and fibreglass are two fibrous materials that can morph into one solid substance when you combine a large number of the fibres together. Thus they can...

Despite increased efforts for asbestos removal in Toronto over the years, the building material is still frequently uncovered on properties to this day, as results from regular asbestos testing in Toronto continues to show. Pavements like cement and asphalt were often mixed with asbestos fibres to reinforce buildings and make them stronger.  But as the dangers associated with inhaling the...

Although the use of asbestos fibres in construction has been discontinued since the early 1990s, asbestos removal in Mississauga is still an ongoing process at many commercial and residential buildings, as regular asbestos testing in Mississauga continues to find the mineral lingering in said buildings that were primarily built between 1950 and 1980. With more people working on do-it-yourself...

Throughout much of the 20th century, asbestos fibres were a common mineral used in the construction of both commercial and residential buildings. Thanks to its resistance to heat, its efficacy as an insulator and its cheap price, it isn’t rare for professionals at Canada’s Restoration Services conducting asbestos testing in Toronto to find asbestos-containing materials hidden behind...

Asbestos testing in Toronto is used to identify the concentration of asbestos in building materials. Depending on the percentage and the type of asbestos, asbestos removal services in Toronto will continue with the abatement process.  Asbestos was used in a wide range of building materials for its affordability, resistance to heat, fire protection, and effectiveness as an insulator. As a...

Anyone can be at risk of being exposed to asbestos. Regular asbestos testing in Toronto continues to uncover the mineral in many households today, as the fibres were a popular component in the construction of both commercial and residential buildings, especially those built between 1950 and 1980. To avoid the risk of exposure, asbestos abatement in Toronto is imperative, which should always be...

The ongoing process of asbestos removal in Edmonton, which is part of a nation-wide asbestos abatement effort spanning nearly 40 years, is a reflection of how much the construction industry relied on the mineral as an ingredient for developing commercial and residential buildings. And while alternatives to asbestos-containing construction materials have been created since the use of the fibres...

When conducting asbestos abatement in Toronto, experts at Canada’s Restoration Services take a number of careful steps to ensure full containment and avoid any risk of cross contamination or exposure. But does the complete containment procedure look like? It involves the use of negative air pressure, as well as decontamination showers and chambers that allow for a successful and safe...

Winters can get pretty cruel in the Greater Toronto Area, and, as freezing temperatures can create all sorts of problems for your home like frozen and burst pipes, especially if your property was built between the 1950s and 1980s. Without asbestos removal in Toronto, the headache of a burst pipe is magnified, requiring an immediate response. A burst or frozen pipe is all too common for such...

As a result of old and aging buildings in Toronto building materials have been decaying. As many of these properties undergo renovations, maintenance, and upgrades which often lead to the discovery of asbestos which require professional asbestos removal services in Toronto. Before starting any renovation projects, contact Canada’s Restoration Services for asbestos testing in Toronto. At...

While there are measures in place that permit for a safe and easy disposal of asbestos-containing materials for homeowners within Metro Vancouver, the actual process of asbestos removal can be a dangerous task and it’s recommended that the procedure be carried out by a professional asbestos abatement contractor.  Homeowners disposing of abated asbestos-containing materials...

For homeowners, dealing with water damage can be a headache in itself. But if your home has not undergone asbestos removal in Edmonton before water damage strikes, the situation can become much worse. If water damage disturbs or exposes asbestos, its fibres can easily become airborne and pose a significant risk to health and safety to occupants. Asbestos testing in Edmonton is an effective...