Options For Asbestos Removal

If you live in an older home and are thinking about remodelling, especially if you will be doing the remodelling yourself you need to be sure to know your options for asbestos removal.  When dealing with asbestos certain areas like Melbourne have very strict laws and regulations in place to provide safety for those in and around the home in question.  These regulations are the main reason why you should think about having your home tested for asbestos before you begin any type of remodelling, especially like stated before if your home was built before the 1990s.

Conduct a Test Yourself

Now, when you decide to have your home tested for asbestos there are two ways you can go about doing this. First, you can purchase a testing kit from hardware stores. While these testing kits may be affordable and cheaper (only costing between $30-$60 each) than hiring a professional to test for you they also have a higher instance of issues and invalid readings. When you decide to do a home test asbestos kit you also have to remember that asbestos is a very serious health hazard and needs to be handled in specific ways to keep you and everyone else safe. If you miss one vital step or precaution you could expose you and your family to a higher risk of cancer.

Get in Touch with the Pros to Learn More About Your Options for Asbestos Removal

One of your second options for asbestos removal is hiring a professional asbestos testing company or an asbestos removing company who can also test for the material in your home. When you hire a professional their testing gear is a little better quality than the test kit you can buy yourself which means you will have a better reading and more peace of mind. The other wonderful aspect of hiring a professional to test your home for asbestos is if your home comes up positive for the material you have a professional who can safely remove the asbestos for you.

No matter which option you choose the choice is yours alone to make but you will be able to rest in peace after you have your home tested for asbestos and either find out it’s free of the harmful material or you have the hazardous material removed completely.

Contact Us

At A&B Asrem, we provide professional asbestos removal services in Melbourne and its surrounding areas such as McKinnon, Bentleigh, Caulfield and Carnegie. At A&B Asrem we are fully licensed and are able to conduct asbestos testing, inspection and removal in a safe and timely manner. Asbestos is a highly dangerous material, so contact us today if you even suspect that you may have asbestos in your home.