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Yes. We don't charge for site visits, estimates, or written scopes. Lab testing is performed by independent certified inspectors — if you want us to coordinate that on your behalf, the cost is itemized separately in the estimate.

Below CDPHE asbestos triggers, mold work, and most lead jobs: typically within the same week. Above-trigger asbestos work runs through the 10-working-day notification window required by Reg. 8. Emergencies can be expedited through CDPHE with proper documentation.

Yes — CDPHE-certified for asbestos (GAC and individual cards), EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm, IICRC Certified Firm for mold. Insurance: General Liability, Contractor's Pollution Liability, Workers' Comp, Auto. COIs available on request.

We don't bill your insurance directly, but we produce the documentation your adjuster needs — protocol reports, scopes, photographs, lab results, manifests, clearance letters. Most adjusters approve documented work faster than undocumented work.

10% off the abatement scope for active military, veterans, and first responders. Bring ID and mention it at the estimate.

Visual identification is unreliable. The only way to know is bulk sampling sent to a NVLAP-accredited lab. If your home was built before 1985 and you're disturbing original materials, the conservative answer is: presume yes until tested.

Single-family residential: 50 linear feet on pipes, 32 sq ft on other surfaces, or a 55-gallon drum volume equivalent. Public/commercial buildings: 260 LF, 160 sq ft, or 55-gallon drum equivalent. Above trigger requires a permitted, GAC-certified contractor.

If it tests positive for asbestos and you're a homeowner doing it for yourself in your primary residence, Colorado law lets you do limited work. But disposal restrictions, equipment cost, and exposure risk usually make DIY a worse deal than hiring a licensed contractor. Any paid contractor doing the work for you must hold a GAC certification.

Clearance means a third-party Air Monitoring Specialist sampled the air inside the cleared work area using aggressive sampling methods and the lab reports concentrations at or below 0.01 fibers per cubic centimeter (PCM) or below 70 structures per square millimeter (TEM). It does not mean "asbestos-free" in an absolute sense — it means below regulatory clearance levels.

Double-bagged in labeled 6-mil polyethylene, transported under a waste manifest to a CDPHE-approved landfill licensed to accept regulated asbestos waste. You receive a copy of the manifest in your project file.

Vermiculite is a loose, pebble-like insulation common in pre-1990 attics. Most U.S. vermiculite (the Zonolite brand) came from a mine in Libby, Montana that was contaminated with asbestos. Until tested, treat any pre-1990 vermiculite attic insulation as asbestos-containing.

For small obvious jobs from a known water event, no. For larger jobs, insurance claims, or anywhere the source isn't obvious, yes — an independent assessor (CMI or CIH) defines the scope and verifies the result. We do the work in between. No conflict of interest, better insurance outcomes.

"Black mold" usually refers to Stachybotrys chartarum, which produces mycotoxins. But many molds appear black, and the IICRC S520 standard treats all visible mold growth in indoor environments as requiring remediation regardless of species. Don't wait for a lab to identify the genus before acting.

No. Fogging without physical removal is explicitly disfavored by IICRC S520. Antimicrobial application is a secondary step, never a substitute for removing contaminated porous material.

The IICRC classifies water by contamination level. Cat 1 is clean (broken supply line). Cat 2 is significantly contaminated (washing machine discharge). Cat 3 is grossly contaminated (sewage, ground surface water, rising flood water). Cat 3 demands full containment and removal of porous materials in contact.

Visible mold growth on cellulose-based materials typically appears within 24–72 hours of sustained wetting. The faster you dry, the smaller the eventual remediation scope.

Likely. EPA estimates: 87% of homes built before 1940, 69% built 1940–1959, 24% built 1960–1977. The conservative approach is to presume lead is present until XRF or chip-sample testing proves otherwise.

RRP is lead-safe work practices applied during a renovation that disturbs lead paint — it's not a permanent solution; the lead is still there. Full abatement permanently eliminates the hazard through removal, replacement, encapsulation, or enclosure. Different scopes, different certifications, different prices.

Properly applied to intact, stable substrate, lead encapsulants last decades. Encapsulation fails where the substrate fails — friction surfaces (windows, doors), exterior weathering, water damage. We'll tell you when encapsulation is the right call and when it isn't.

This is treated as an urgent scope. We coordinate with your pediatrician or public health department, prioritize the highest-exposure components (often windows and friction surfaces in older homes), and verify clearance through independent dust-wipe sampling.