Coming home to find that your plumbing has backed up and your house is slowly filling with water or sewage is a literal nightmare. This situation is dangerous for multiple reasons — sewage carries bacteria and viruses that can make people very sick and rising water levels can short circuit your wiring. Unfortunately, the problems
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A common response when Canadians learn the dangers of asbestos and the likelihood of having some asbestos containing materials in their home is panic. While we understand why the news of a potential hidden threat causes the immediate impulse to get rid of all asbestos containing materials everywhere, we suggest taking a deep breath and
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Mould isn’t a fun thing for any Calgary homeowner to deal with. Not only does it slowly destroy the structural integrity of your house, but it can also make your friends, family members, and even your pets sick. For these reasons, it’s always better to catch mould as early as possible. However, mould isn’t always
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Many Albertans take the warm summer months as an opportunity to get some renovations done around the house. This makes a lot of sense. If you need the extra space to store materials, like drywall, that are being torn out or to cut wood, you’ll want to wait until it’s warm enough for you to
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When a lot of Calgarians imagine mould or a place where they’d find mould, they think of a dark, cold, damp area. Maybe a cramped space, filled with bats and slime. But mould isn’t the closest fungal relative of the vampire. In fact, all fungi, like moulds, have a lot more in common with animals,
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If you’re not a professional renovator, you may not know that getting a building or demolition permit in Calgary will mean getting an asbestos inspection. This inspection is a mandatory requirement of the city, and you’ll need to prove you had a qualified team (like Amity) out to your home to inspect the work site
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Here at Amity Environmental, we help Albertans who are struggling with mould taking over their home and also those who have asbestos containing materials lingering in their house. From the outside, these two trades may seem very different, and we’ve definitely had homeowners wondering why we do both. However, mould and asbestos removal actually have
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Given that much of our job is spent removing mould from people’s homes or businesses, you probably wouldn’t expect us to be particularly enthusiastic about it. But mould, and fungi in general, is actually really nifty, so we wanted to share some of the things we find interesting about this infamous mildew. Moulds Don’t Photosynthesize
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If you browse the internet you’ll find tons of lifehacks and stories about how to get rid of mould with bleach or by painting over the mildew. Of course, the problem is that these “methods” don’t actually work. They’re at best a band-aid solution that may buy you a little time. Surface Mould isn’t the
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One of the worst nightmares a business can face is finding mould. This is because mould is a health hazard to both employees and clients, and it is notoriously difficult to get rid of. Myths of being able to kill mould by painting over it or by scrubbing it with bleach are pervasive, but unfortunately
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