Blog | How to Recognize Asbestos

Gestion Xpress Démolition provides you with a series of “Blog posts” to help you better understand our profession as well as the issues related to asbestos and also where it can be found in your home.

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About Gestion Xpress Demolition

Founded in 2017, Gestion Xpress Démolition stands out for its numerous expertise such as demolition, asbestos removal and mold decontamination. Our primary goal is to help our customers carry out their projects as well as to inform them about the issues of asbestos and any other contaminants that may be encountered during demolition work.

Being constantly attentive to the concerns of the dangers related to asbestos, this is the reason why our blog page exists, to help raise awareness of this danger.

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How to Recognize asbestos

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About Decontamination

Decontamination is used to make an object or area safe by reducing the number of microorganisms… October 27, 2021

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About Asbestos removal

Asbestos abatement is the process of removing asbestos from a building or structure… March 20, 2023

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Asbestos in floor tiles

A house built before 1985 with vinyl floors. it is possible that the slabs contain asbestos…January 14, 2021

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Asbestos in popcorn ceilings

Stucco containing asbestos known as textured or popcorn ceiling…January 14, 2021

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What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a term used to designate six fibrous minerals that exist as such in nature. January 5, 2021

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The last operating asbestos mine in Canada, located in Asbestos, Quebec, officially ceased its mining operations in 2011

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Asbestos in drinking water

The risk of tumors in the digestive system increases when we are exposed for a long time to these fibers present in water…​

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Asbestos in vermiculite

Stucco containing asbestos known as textured or popcorn ceiling…January 14, 2021

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Asbestos can be found in drinking water. Still today, there is more than 1000 km of asbestos-cement pipes in Canada...

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Asbestos in Walls

In residential construction before the 1990s, asbestos was widely used as insulation…January 14, 2021

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Choosing a demolition contractor

Choosing a demolition contractor is a very important step. Learn the important details…

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Demolition work in due form

Demolition work can be a complex task involving important details…

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Discovery of asbestos

Asbestos was first discovered in North America in 1860, in the Des Plantes River region of Quebec. Canadian production began in 1878 in Thetford Mines

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Use of asbestos

In Quebec, asbestos was used in the construction and renovation of many buildings, mainly between the 1930s and 1990s.

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The ban on asbestos

Regulation banning asbestos The regulations, published under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, will come into force on December 30, 2018.

About asbestos

Asbestos Guide: A reference tool to facilitate understanding of the regulatory provisions on the safe management of asbestos and where it can be found in your property. The subject of asbestos is little documented by governments, we present a brief guide to help you better understand it.

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