What Should I Expect During Asbestos Abatement?
Expect a sealed work area, not a demolition crew. A typical asbestos abatement runs: regulatory notification, then setup ...
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When a storm drops a tree onto your home, the first instinct is to get it off the roof fast. But if your house was built before the 1980s, that crushed roofing, siding, or ceiling may contain asbestos — and tearing it out without testing can release fibers into the air your family breathes.
The building materials most often crushed in a tree strike are exactly the ones that historically contained asbestos:
Intact, these materials are usually low-risk. Smashed by a tree — and then cut, dragged, and hauled by a tree crew — they can become friable and airborne.
Federal asbestos rules (EPA NESHAP) don’t pause for storm damage: suspect materials should be tested before demolition-type disturbance, even emergency repairs.
Our inspectors sample the damaged roofing, siding, or interior materials and confirm by laboratory analysis whether asbestos is present. If you’re in metro Atlanta, see our dedicated asbestos testing team; we test statewide in Georgia and across South Carolina and Alabama.
Cement roof shingles, felt, flashing mastic, and built-up roofing on pre-1980s homes often contain asbestos. We test crushed roofing before the tree crew cuts and drags debris across it.
Asbestos-cement siding panels, popcorn ceilings, plaster, and drywall joint compound can all be smashed in a tree strike. We sample each suspect material and confirm by laboratory analysis.
If the material contains asbestos, we isolate the damaged area, remove the asbestos-containing debris under controlled conditions, and dispose of it at an approved facility. Learn more about our asbestos abatement process.
We sequence the work so the tree company, your roofer, and our abatement team aren’t disturbing hazardous material out of order. One call organizes it.
When the structure is open to the weather, speed matters. Our emergency remediation services team handles storm-related asbestos and environmental hazards on an expedited basis. You also receive sampling reports, lab results, abatement scope, and disposal records — the paperwork insurers expect when storm damage involves hazardous materials.
Although closely related, asbestos testing and asbestos abatement serve different purposes after a tree strike.
Testing identifies whether the crushed material actually contains asbestos. Our inspectors sample suspect roofing, siding, and interior materials and confirm by accredited laboratory analysis — fast, so emergency repairs are not held up. A negative result is valuable too: you get a lab report proving the material was checked.
Abatement is the controlled removal of confirmed asbestos-containing debris: containment of the damaged area, removal under controlled conditions, disposal at an approved facility, and the records your insurer and contractor need before repairs begin.
One call organizes testing, abatement, and your repair schedule — in the right order.
From single-family homes to commercial buildings, ES America handles the asbestos side of storm recovery — testing, abatement, and documentation under one roof.
Our priority is simple: keep your family out of contaminated air and get your home weathertight again, safely — with rapid testing and documentation that protects your insurance claim.
For property managers and contractors, we work to NESHAP and state notification requirements, provide full project documentation, and keep your repair schedule moving — the same standards we apply on pre-demolition abatement projects.
ES America has handled asbestos since 2009 across Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. We are EPA/AHERA/ASHARA certified (#20616), licensed in Georgia (ASBRN-382008), South Carolina (CO-000859), and Alabama (ASB40262), and insured $1M/$3M.
If the home was built before the 1980s, yes. Roofing, siding, and ceiling materials from that era often contain asbestos, and removing crushed debris without testing can spread fibers. Testing is fast and tells you definitively how to proceed.
Tree crews are not licensed to handle asbestos-containing debris. The safe sequence is: stabilize the tree, test the damaged materials, abate anything that contains asbestos, then complete debris removal and repairs.
Coverage depends on your policy. What we can do is provide the sampling reports, abatement documentation, and disposal records your adjuster needs to evaluate the claim. Many storm-damage claims do account for hazardous-material handling — check with your insurer.
We treat tree-strike damage with an open structure as an emergency and prioritize it through our emergency remediation team. Call (404) 994-6006 and describe the damage; we’ll tell you the next available response.
Then you proceed normally — your tree crew and contractor can work without asbestos controls, and you have a lab report proving the material was checked. That documentation protects you with workers, buyers, and insurers.
A tree down on your house doesn’t wait. Call ES America at (404) 994-6006 or email services@es-america.com for rapid asbestos testing and abatement in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.
Whether you have a question about our services, pricing or anything else, our team is ready to help you get the service you require.