San Diego Abatement Services

In the middle of having my flooring installed, we discovered that I had asbestos in my kitchen and bathroom- the flooring installers walked out of the job immediately. I had 3 companies come and give me bids. San Diego Abatement Services was the most professional and knowledgeable. They scheduled the job the day after I called. They were polite, efficient, and did exactly what they promised to do. They were not the least expensive- but my confidence in a perfect job and the safety of my home was more important. They sent me the certificate of a clean air test so I can now finish my floors!

All work was completed in a professional manner.

Everything was done with great quality, prompt, courteous, flexible, and fair pricing. I would highly recommend to anyone.

I could go into detail, but no need. This company is excellent in every way, work done on time, reasonable price, looks great, great cleanup, and everyone a pleasure to work with.

Both the person initially meeting with me to provide a quote and the workers that subsequently did the removal and disposal of the textured ceiling materials arrived on time as scheduled. The removal crew worked quickly and did a great job. They cleaned up upon completion and there are no negatives to report. Price was competitive and their ability to perform the task without delay was appreciated.

Professional, prompt, courteous, completed in one day. Responsive to emails and all questions. Left no mess.

It went very smoothly. Shawn was very responsive. I will be using their services again in the future.

After receiving three quotes from various companies, we decided to hire San Diego Abatement Services. They came in and did a wonderful job accommodating my elderly parents, explaining what needed to be done and were professional in handling all aspects of the job. My parents are very pleased with their services and will hire them again to finish the rest of the house.

Test was accomplished and emailed to me earlier than estimated.

This was an estimate by phone i did not chose this company because they did not come out to the work site to give the estimate.I only except contractors that come out to the job site.

From the start, it went great! My sister and I were trying to prepare our mother's home (built in the late 60's) for sale. Our biggest concerns were the popcorn ceilings (with asbestos), the old wallpaper and half-wall wood siding in a very large family room, and the dormers at the exterior roof- height that were in serious need of repair and paint. About a week prior, we contacted apx. seven contractors through various sources. Of the seven, three responded and two showed up to give an estimate. San Diego Abatement Services was the first to respond within an hour or so of my first request through Angie's list. An appointment was made to meet with Shawn at a time mutually convenient. In the meantime, we met with the other company which only did the removal of the asbestos popcorn ceilings but none of the repair or painting, which would have to have been done by an outside contractor. His bid was $3700. We were concerned because we were having trouble getting responses from contractors we had called and were getting anxious about this whole process and the amount of time it might take. When Shawn from San Diego Abatement Services arrived, he alleviated all our stress!! Not only do they do the removal and repair and painting of the ceilings, (for our sq. footage, apx. $2700), but other things we needed to do as well. They were available within the week to do the job and by the following week we were done! While some items seemed a bit high in price (lights), others were low and, in all, we think it all got done at a reasonable price. Being able to have so much taken care of by the same company--and done well--is a difficult commodity to put a price-tag on. There were a few times when I questioned how something was being done or was not getting done and with a quick phone call, to Hope, their great and responsive person back at the office, we were put in touch with Shawn or one of the other supervisors who made sure we were happy with the results or we came to an agreement on how to resolve the issue. The house just went on the market and the feedback from buyers and brokers is that the house looks great - and it does! My sister and I absolutely recommend San Diego Abatement Services without reservation!

It's a pleasure that they were honest and polite. They did my porch and ceiling and it was a great job. They were more complete company so they did everything the abatement and testing. They were very responsive and punctual. I had one little thing which I guess it's very typical because I could see some of the cracks and they say they change the taping that they used so they came back immediately and did it.

The service was excellent. We were totally pleased from the time we called the office to the guy that came to look at the job. He was on time and professional and the guys that performed the job were perfect. We were extremely pleased with the whole operation.

This September we replaced all the carpet in our house with hardwood floors. In two rooms, there was old tile under the carpet, held down by black mastic. From the age of the house and the dimensions of the tiles, we suspected they contained asbestos. Since we needed the floors levelled to install, we called San Diego Abatement. They were able to fit our 1 day job in on the first day the floor was accessible, and gave me an over-the-phone guesstimate of $900. So, when their estimator arrived, I did not hand him the Angie's List coupon for jobs over $1500. We learned on-site that the over-the-phone guess did not include complete removal, only tile removal, scraping of the mastic, and encapsulation. Since our floorers needed to grind the concrete, we opted for full removal, another $400. With the $250 for third-party verification, this brought us over $1500. Since we hadn't presented the coupon to begin with, they only gave us $50 off, not $100. We had the abatement done, which did only take the one day, followed by the air clearance the next day. I assumed that when the clearance came through, San Diego Abatement would call me with the results, and schedule a return visit to tear down their containment, but rather I had to call them. The workman removed the plastic, and lots of paint from our walls and doorways in the process. I suspect that if the company had more competition for abatement business, or were not also a painting company, they might have been more careful. I then went in for a visual inspection. When I pointed to dark liquid that had collected in divots in the concrete, then fellow's response was "The clearance says we passed." When pressed further, he said, "You better ask all your questions now, because I'm not coming back." Professional he was not. In the end, we and our flooring contractors were satisfied that the asbestos had been removed, so yes, they did do the job. But in the unlikely event I need asbestos abatement again, I will do everything I can to get the job done right without involving this company.