A homeowner received a proposal for $1045 to remove asbestos panels. The panels did not contain asbestos.
Jim Lee thought he had asbestos panels in his laundry room. When he bought his home last year, the property inspector flagged fibrous panels behind the washer and drier as possible “asbestos containing material”. Jim called three different asbestos remediation companies for estimates.
Jim asked me for advice on selecting the best remediation company. I did some environmental testing when Jim bought the home, and he respected my opinion. I asked to see the lab report on the suspect material.
Jim did not have a lab report. Not one of the remediation companies sent a sample to a laboratory. All THREE inspectors claimed they could identify asbestos just by looking at it. At that point, I knew all three companies were unethical.
