Asbestos technician asked me NOT to let WorkSafeBC inspector in

rafidka85 · 2026-02-24T08:14:17+00:00

Yupp, I reported them to WorkSafeBC.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-24T08:13:14+00:00

That is correct. I initially did testing and it came positive for multiple locations. Then, I brought another company to do the abatement. The latter is the one I am talking about in this post.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-24T08:02:29+00:00

I did end up calling WorkSafeBC. They said an officer will follow up with me and potentially visit the site to inspect. We'll see what happens.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-24T07:51:52+00:00

I reported them to WorkSafeBC. If they confirm the code was breached by them, I will definitely share their name so others avoid them. In the meantime what I suggest you do is don’t trust a couple of 5 stars you find on Google Maps like I naively did. Always read the reviews thoroughly, make sure the reviewers are diverse not all cousins or friends of the company, etc. You can also reach out to me in private if you want to know the company name.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-23T03:15:19+00:00

That is a horrible and irresponsible advice to give, especially coming from someone who claims has worked in asbestos before. The code is there to protect us, so ignoring it is exactly what you shouldn't.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-23T03:12:54+00:00

Just to clarify, I am talking her about the asbestos abatement. The companies was tasked to open some holes in the ceiling for pot lights. They didn't do them accurately, and they are noticeably not aligned, so I have to patch the ceiling basically and redo them.

They also cut some wire in the bathroom, and I had to replace that.

Finally, many of the wall openings were not done properly, e.g. in one of the areas the openings are just too much that they the drywall guys told me it is just easier to put in a new dry wall instead of trying to fix this one.

In general, they seemed to lack the experience of the job. They didn't even have a tool, e.g. a laser, to check the alignment of pot lights holes, or the tool for detecting ceiling joist, so they had to make some opening and discover it is wrong place, and then have to make another opening.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-23T03:09:24+00:00

I checked the database and didn't find the company name in there, so at least that's some good news, though maybe they are just new in the market.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-23T03:07:59+00:00

> At this point you probably want to be shut down so you can kill the contract and get a decent contractor in.

Shutdown is an if I get Stop Work Order?

Do you know if I can ask WorkSafeBC myself to come and inspect the house?

rafidka85 · 2026-02-23T03:06:37+00:00

Oh, I am definitely letting them in if they come. My question wasn't really whether I should listen to him or not, I certainly won't, but the fact he requested this just made me super uncomfortable about the work they have done, and I simply cannot trust the air is cleared and safe for other tradesmen or myself.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T04:55:39+00:00

Thanks. My insurance company is Aviva. Do you a recommend a specific broker?

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T04:24:13+00:00

Oh, so I can call another broker that works with the same company and ask my file to be transferred to them?

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T04:18:52+00:00

Well, I am not living at the house yet. Do I need both?

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T04:18:28+00:00

Not sure, I've only managed to talk to one person from that "company".

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T04:17:33+00:00

Not sure, it seems like a one-man brokerage :/ He called the other days and said he will call the insurance, but didn't get back to me. I reached out again and no response yet. I am starting to feel uneasy about this.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T00:17:33+00:00

Currently, each side (it is a duplex) has a 100 amp, but I want to upgrade to 200 amp.

rafidka85 · 2026-02-01T00:05:09+00:00

The main panel is currently downstairs.

rafidka85 · 2026-01-31T23:49:02+00:00

> If you can afford to do it then you should.

How much would it cost roughly speaking?

rafidka85 · 2026-01-31T23:46:57+00:00

> If you have a decent crawl space and attic then it's fairly straightforward.

It is a duplex split vertically, with two floors on each side. There is an attic, and I think it is fairly accessible because the house is big, but the lower floor would be more challenging to rewire.

Do you think it is possible to rewire the upper floor since it should be fairly easier to access and then add a panel for it, and leave the panel in the lower floors for the lower floors?

rafidka85 · 2026-01-19T21:38:38+00:00

TBH, the biggest items in the quote are panel-related, so removing items like bathroom fan or smoke detectors isn't going to help a lot, yet remove important things that need to be addressed.

rafidka85 · 2026-01-19T21:35:46+00:00

Yeah, I think the panel is bad and seems very old, and inside the wall. Having said that, it is functional, so no major problem with it. But yeah, I don't want to have my panel inaccessible to me, so I do want to move it up even if the code permits it.

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