We help Calgary homeowners find local asbestos, mould and lead paint contractors, understand what testing and removal should cost here, and know what Alberta OHS and the City of Calgary actually require before they sign anything.
Calgary's housing stock is the reason this site exists. Alberta's own OHS bulletin says a building put up before 1990 has a higher chance that some of its materials contain asbestos: drywall mud, stipple and popcorn ceilings, vinyl floor tile and sheet flooring, pipe and duct insulation, stucco and siding, and the vermiculite poured into attics. Add basements that take on water in the spring melt and attics that condense in the cold, and mould follows. Most homeowners meet all of this in the middle of a renovation, when a wall is already open.
The rules are also unusual. There is no contractor licence for asbestos abatement or mould remediation in Alberta. What the law requires sits with the employer: government-approved asbestos worker cards for every worker who enters a restricted area, a notification to Alberta OHS at least 72 hours before work that may release fibres, controlled work areas and sealed, labelled waste. The City of Calgary adds its Asbestos Abatement Form before a permit is released for a pre-1990 building and accepts asbestos waste at Shepard landfill only. None of that is explained on a contractor's quote, so we explain it here.
Calgary Mold Remediation is a matching service, not an abatement company. We do not do testing, removal or remediation work and we do not employ tradespeople. You tell us what you found or suspect, and we send your request to local abatement and remediation contractors listed in the Calgary Construction Network directory. They reply to you by email. We do not screen or verify them, and we say so, which is why every page tells you what to check yourself.
Choose the job type and your area, and add what you are seeing: a stipple ceiling you want to remove, vermiculite in the attic, black spots on a basement wall, a lab report you already have. The age of the home and whether a renovation or a sale is planned help. No phone number needed.
We send your request to local abatement and remediation contractors in the Calgary Construction Network directory who work in your area. They contact you by email to arrange a visit, sampling if needed, and a written quote.
Compare quotes line by line, ask to see the crew's Alberta asbestos worker cards, the prepaid contracting licence and a WCB-Alberta clearance letter, confirm the 72-hour OHS notification will be filed, and get the containment, clearance testing and disposal in writing.
This site covers one category. Your request goes to abatement and remediation contractors, not general contractors or other trades, for asbestos testing and removal, vermiculite, mould inspection and remediation, lead paint, hazardous materials assessments and clearance testing.
Every service page gives the published Calgary range where a defensible one exists, and what moves it: the material, how friable it is, the size of the containment, access and lab work. Where no Calgary price is published, such as lead paint, we say so instead of inventing one.
We explain the protections that matter when you hire here: what the OHS Code requires of the contractor, the worker cards, the prepaid contracting licence, what a written contract must include, the 10-day cancellation right, and how to check WCB coverage.
Our free knowledge base answers Calgary questions about asbestos, mould, vermiculite and lead paint: what testing and removal should cost, when the 72-hour notification and the City's abatement form apply, where the waste goes, and how to tell a fair quote from a bad one.
The jobs Calgary homeowners bring to us most, with the range each usually lands in:
Bulk samples of drywall mud, ceiling texture, floor tile, insulation or siding sent to a lab before you cut, sand or demolish anything in a pre-1990 Calgary home.
Published Calgary-area lab rates run about $65 to $145 per bulk sample, less per sample in packages. A written report and turnaround time should be in the price.
Removal of asbestos drywall compound, textured ceilings, floor tile, pipe insulation and siding by trained workers, with the notification, containment and clearance the job needs.
Published Calgary figures for general asbestos removal run about $4 to $10 per square foot. Per-material prices for ceilings, drywall compound, floor tile and pipe insulation are rarely published here, so compare written quotes.
Removal of loose vermiculite attic and wall insulation, which can contain asbestos, before an attic renovation, an insulation upgrade or a sale.
Published ranges for a full attic run about $5,000 to $25,000 depending on size, depth, access and whether re-insulation is included. Leaving sealed, undisturbed vermiculite in place is a legitimate option.
Finding the moisture source behind mold in a Calgary home, measuring how far it has spread, and knowing when air testing is worth paying for and when it is not.
Published Calgary-area prices for a mould inspection or air test run about $200 to $800. Alberta Health Services says air testing is usually not recommended when mould is visible.
Removal of mold-damaged drywall, insulation and finishes under containment, drying the space, and fixing the moisture source so it does not come back.
Published Calgary-area ranges: small jobs about $500 to $1,500, a mid-sized basement wall $1,800 to $6,000, and a whole basement, crawlspace or attic $3,000 to $15,000 or more. The moisture fix is what keeps it from returning.
Safe removal or covering of lead-based paint in Calgary homes built before 1960, and on the exteriors of homes built up to 1990, without sanding, heat guns or dust.
No published Calgary price exists that we can stand behind, so we do not give one. Quotes should state the method (strip, encapsulate or remove), the containment and the cleanup.
A pre-renovation or pre-demolition survey that identifies asbestos, lead, mold and other hazards room by room, so the permit paperwork and the contractor's scope are right before anyone starts.
Calgary firms quote assessments per building and few publish a price, so we do not give one. Ask what is covered, how many samples are included and whether the report satisfies the demolition inspector.
Independent air sampling and inspection after asbestos abatement, and a post-remediation check after mold work, so you know the space is ready before anyone moves back in.
Published prices for asbestos air clearance run roughly $200 to $700 per area with a report. Ask for a third-party consultant, not the abatement crew, to take the samples.
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