Become Cautious about Lead- Based Paint

Become Cautious about Lead- Based Paint

We have a lead paint case in California that is still going on. While browsing through some other news on lead paint, a housing agency just paid 6.8 million dollars to lead paint victims. Lead based paint has been banned since 1978 in the United States and in...
Asbestos Exposure Remains High

Asbestos Exposure Remains High

While doing some reading and joining discussions on Linked-in, I came across a book called Asbestos-The Future Risk by Barbara Hadley and Tom Rennell. In the United Kingdom asbestos has been banned but in other countries asbestos is still used. Asbestos is still used...
Asbestos Popcorn Ceiling Project and a Great Review

Asbestos Popcorn Ceiling Project and a Great Review

A customer in Santa Clara called us in to remove a popcorn ceiling that had tested positive for asbestos. She had a great experience working with Gio and we wanted to tell you all about it! Gio first recommended that she have the ceiling tested herself, since she only...
Preventing Leaks = Preventing Mold

Preventing Leaks = Preventing Mold

Where there is moisture, there is mold and sometimes it’s hard to know where moisture is lurking in your home. In summer weather, the humidity goes up and so does the potential for mold growth! A dripping faucet probably isn’t going to cause any damage in your home,...
Pets and Mold Don’t Mix

Pets and Mold Don’t Mix

Mold carries health risks for people that we have written about before: “We hear more about “toxic mold” and “black mold” causing terrible health problems and even death, but ordinary mold in ordinary amounts can also cause: Lung...
Where Can You Find Asbestos? All Over!

Where Can You Find Asbestos? All Over!

We came across the Environmental Protection Agency’s chart of asbestos-containing materials this week and will be Tweeting the list over the next couple of days, but it’s the size of the list that is surprising. We work with people to safely...