Asbestos Inspections in Denver Colorado

Asbestos Inspection Services In Denver Colorado

Asbestos Abatement Services provides Denver Colorado with complete asbestos inspections and assessments.

Asbestos inspections can be done in commercial and residential properties, and should be done before selling or demolishing any dwelling. Determining whether or not you have asbestos could save you and your family’s lives.

The importance of Asbestos Inspections!

Older homes are more prone to having asbestos and was used years ago for insulation and as a fire retardant. As many as 30 million commercial and residential buildings still contain a significant amount of asbestos. Asbestos can best be described as a mineral fiber found in construction materials. In your home, asbestos was usually found in ceiling and floor tiles and has been banned since 1990 for many of its uses. Your home or business should be checked for asbestos-containing materials before any remodeling or demolishing is done to protect the health of everyone in the area.

Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos fibers are released into the air when it’s disturbed where it can be breathed in entering your lungs and harm your body.

Asbestos exposure symptoms

Typically, asbestos exposure symptoms don’t appear until years after exposure because it takes many years to affect the lungs. The resulting effects depend on age, gender, how you were exposed, how often you were exposed and the time duration of the exposure.

Some symptoms are:

• Coughing
• Cancer
• Difficulty Breathing

Long term health effects

It’s now well known that asbestos is a considered a human carcinogen, which means it can cause cancer. The most well-known cancers that are related to asbestos are mesothelioma and lung cancer. It takes many years for these cancers to develop after exposure. Asbestos exposure can also cause asbestosis, which is scarring of the lung tissue from breathing in the fibers.

What's next if I suspect Asbestos in my home or business?



Hire the right Inspector!

If you think your home could have asbestos in it, it is important to test for it. You could do a home test, but should the test come back positive, then you need a licensed professional to test and remove the asbestos. It’s not advised to remove it yourself as it can be dangerous to you and your family.

Make sure you hire an inspector who is trained in asbestos inspection.

A complete visual examination, and the careful collection and lab analysis of samples should be included in the inspection. The inspector should provide a written evaluation describing its location and extent of damage, and give recommendations for correction or prevention If asbestos is present.

Once an asbestos abatement contractor has been hired and started work, make sure an inspecting firm makes frequent site visits (if hired), to assure that the contractor follows proper procedures and requirements. The asbestos inspector may recommend and perform checks after the correction to assure that the area has been properly cleaned.