Asbestos Inspection Services in Edwardsville, IL

Edwardsville renovates constantly. Historic homes in Leclaire and along St. Louis Street get restored, older buildings downtown get converted, and rental properties get turned over between tenants. Nearly all of that work involves buildings that went up before 1980, which means nearly all of it can disturb asbestos if nobody checks first.

Here is a typical Edwardsville call. A buyer purchases an older home near downtown planning a kitchen gut. The flooring is three layers deep: carpet over sheet vinyl over original tile. The vinyl backing and the old tile both come back positive from the lab, along with the mastic underneath. Because we sampled before demo day, the abatement got scoped and priced into the project instead of shutting it down mid-swing.

Our inspection starts with a visual survey of the areas your project will disturb. We sample suspect materials, which in Edwardsville homes usually means floor tile and mastic, sheet vinyl, plaster and joint compound, ceiling texture, pipe insulation, and siding. Samples go to an accredited lab for PLM analysis, and you get a written report identifying exactly which materials contain asbestos and which don't, with the documentation contractors and regulators need.

Schedule an inspection before any renovation or demolition of a pre-1980 building, before listing an older home if you want to remove buyer doubt, or any time material is damaged and you're not sure what it is. Illinois requires inspection before demolition work, and doing it early keeps your timeline intact.

We're licensed asbestos inspectors in both Illinois and Missouri, and because assessment is our core work, you get straight answers. If the material is negative, we tell you that too, and you proceed with your project without paying for abatement you don't need.

Call (618) 477-2761 to schedule asbestos inspection in Edwardsville.