MJB Environmental Services
“I confess I am VERY tardy in posting this review, as we hired MJB back in December (2024) — but better late than never!
Shortly after moving into our house in October of 2023, we found out that it was FULL of asbestos — all of the popcorn ceilings, all of the joint compound in all of the walls, etc. We are a young family and we were honestly devastated. We got a couple of quotes, but they were “I think I might throw up” expensive, AND they wanted us to move out of the house (including ALL of our stuff) for at least a month. It was overwhelming, so we gave up. Several months later I got pregnant again and we decided to reassess. We called out two more companies for a quote. Devin with MJB was the first to tell us about the Colorado opt-out program (allowing you to opt out of Colorados asbestos mitigation rules and instead follow the EPA, which is a little less strict). This was a significant cost savings for us that the other companies didn’t even mention to us. He was also much more creative with his ideas for mitigation logistics and breaking it down into phases so that we could stay in our home and not have to completely move out. In the end, their quote was the most competitive (though still an investment) and they were very kind and thorough, so we decided to go with them.
We decided to break the project into three phases and started with the lower level and garage. Once the team got in, they discovered asbestos tiles under the laminate floor AND asbestos insulation behind the walls. They coordinated to get it professionally tested by a third party, just to confirm, then offered to take care of all of that, too, for a very reasonable additional fee. Mike was on-site managing the project the entire time and he was SUCH a pleasure to work with. He communicated well and was always on time. Even on days that a crew member or two didn’t show up, he was always there and had an incredible work ethic. He was courteous and professional, and even came in on Thanksgiving day (his decision) to put in a few hours. For some ungodly reason we decided to do this mitigation during a December cold snap and Mike was out there hauling hundreds of bags of asbestos debris out through our basement window wells, in single degree temps and snow, without a single complaint.
In the end, Mike had a great attention to detail and the crew left our basement and garage absolutely immaculate. He was even thoughtful enough to go out and buy/install new hardware for our garage interior door when it was obvious the existing hardware was past its prime, and put up a really nice plastic wall between the garage and basement to minimize drafts while the walls were down.
No one wants to be in a position that requires investing in asbestos mitigation, but we had a really positive experience with MJB Environmental from first phone call to final wrap-up, and we won’t hesitate to reach out when we’re ready for the next phase.”
