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The typical cost to remove asbestos from a home in Ottawa is between $700 and $17,500, depending on whether you're removing it from one room, cutting trenches for renovations, or removing it from vents. A full home removal, including bathrooms and kitchens to access drywall behind them, can run $80,000 and up. We give you a clear, upfront price before any work starts, so you know exactly what to expect.

It's generally best to remove or encapsulate asbestos, since over time asbestos-containing material is likely to become damaged and start exposing occupants. In Ontario, if you sell a home with asbestos, you're legally required to disclose its presence to the buyer, which can diminish the value of the property before an offer is even made. For that reason, we recommend addressing it with a professional.

Possible asbestos-containing materials include vermiculite insulation, popcorn ceilings, drywall compound, plaster, furnace shields, heat registers, and older flooring materials. If your home has any of these and was built before 1990, it's worth having it checked before you renovate or disturb it.

Yes, a house with asbestos can be sold in Ontario, but sellers are legally required to disclose it to buyers before the sale. We recommend addressing it beforehand to help avoid buyer concerns and reduce the risk of aggressive price negotiations over abatement costs.

Legally, you can remove asbestos yourself inside your own home. However, transporting it off the property typically requires a TDG (Transportation of Dangerous Goods) licence. Given the long-term health risks, specialized equipment, containment procedures, and decontamination requirements involved, professional removal is generally the safer and more advisable option.

Asbestos for residential construction was banned in Ontario on January 1, 1986. Additional bans followed over the years, with the final ban, covering road construction materials, taking effect on December 30, 2018. If your home was built before 1986, it's worth having any suspect materials checked before you renovate.

The extensive containment of the work area, plus protective equipment for the worker, makes the work slow by design. Disposal costs are also significant, and scheduling with the waste facility isn't always easy. Depending on the friability of the material, full containment, negative pressure, and multiple temporary decontamination chambers may be required.