The flakes expand eight to thirty times its size. When someone burns vermiculite, it becomes lightweight, odorless and fire-resistant and it can be used for attic and wall insulation. All of the vermiculite sold in 1919 until 1990 in the U.S. was contaminated. U.S. homeowners must assume vermiculite in their home insulation is contaminated. Protect your family and yourself from exposure to vermiculite and asbestos.

If your home has vermiculite or asbestos contamination, do not try to interfere or remove the insulation yourself. Your best option is to leave all contaminated areas in your home alone, and always assume the vermiculite insulation is contaminated with asbestos. Contact the professionals at Templar Mould if your home is 20 years or older. Templar Mould has vermiculite insulation removal techniques that will remove the vermiculite insulation from your home in the safest way possible. If your home has areas that are damaged and it is caused by vermiculite, isolate those contaminated areas by keeping your pets and children away from those areas. Do not touch or walk near the contaminated materials, so you do not expose yourself to the vermiculite. Contact Templar Mould immediately for vermiculite insulation and removal.

Vermiculite is a mineral that is naturally used when heated for insulation, however, a mine in Libby, Montana contaminated more than 70 percent of the vermiculite material sold in the U.S. from the year 1919 until 1990. Vermiculite sold after the year 1990 may contain asbestos fibers that are poisonous. The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, advises all homeowners to assume their homes have vermiculite-contaminated insulation.

Vermiculite Insulation and Removal

If you want high quality vermiculite insulation and removal, Templar Mould provides effective services, so the contaminated areas in your home can be removed without any issues. Templar Mould professionals have more than a decade of experience in regards to vermiculite insulation and removal. Templar Mould inspectors are trained and certified, and they use cleaning techniques and cleaning tools to safely remove vermiculite insulation contaminated with asbestos in your home without you or your family being affected.

Templar Mould hires all home inspectors with NACHI, IARC, and I.I.C.R.C. certification, and they use the most effective ways to remove vermiculite from your home. Those home inspectors analyse your home for vermiculite insulation and use various tests to see if your home has asbestos fibers exposure. The test determines how much contamination is in your home and the inspectors recommend a type of vermiculite insulation and removal process to remove contamination from your home. All contaminated areas are sealed, so you or your family members are not exposed to the asbestos fibers.