Sirris Abatement

I wish I could give negative stars to remove all the stars this company has received previously!
I personally did not hire this company to do an abatement job on the house I purchased and want to warn everyone who considers them to go with any other company.
There was a hvac pipe in the attic that had asbestos. The pipe was removed and Sirris was hired to remove the asbestos after. Ernie (the owner of the company) provided a signed report stating the job was complete but nothing was removed, if anything the abatement process was made worse by damaging and leaving the asbestos in the attic! When the company was called back to do the abatement correctly, the guys that came out seemed clueless and after explaining the situation, one of them laughed like the situation was some sort of joke! While working the 2^nd time around, they were instructed to remove all the insulation and if need be, open up the wall where the hvac pipe had been removed and make sure all asbestos was removed properly. An air quality test was also required because of the damage done to the asbestos. After about 45 minutes, the guys came to me and said they were done. I then asked if they had checked the wall and removed all the asbestos, and the worker just looked at me and smirked! I told him that look tells me you did not check the wall, go back and check it! He reluctantly did it and glanced at the opening in the register and said «It’s Clean «. Then I asked about the insulation and he said they can’t remove it, it’s not their job and that would have to be discussed with the owner of the company. While this was going on, the supposed air quality test was taking place. I then called Ernie and he said he will not do the removal of the insulation. I then told him what kind of abatement company doesn’t do a complete job!?! He still stated he would not remove insulation.
Now, a a week later, I come to find out an air quality test was never done even though the worker who came out assured me and even showed me, the test was being performed.
PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! I plan on reporting them to CSLB or OSHA or DIR or whoever else I need to address it with.

We were having our ductwork replaced for our HVAC. We needed Asbestos removal in the attic. My contractor called Sirris and set it up. They came early, finished quickly, and were excellent. My HVAC company was able to come in after they finished, and replace the ductwork, the same day. We did not have to spend a night without A/​C, and since it was 97 that day, I really appreciated this. They were professional, protected the inside of my house, and cleaned up after they were done. I was very happy with this company, and would recommend them to my friends and family.

If your just looking to get the job «done» for cheap and don’t care about if it was done right, then maybe this is the company for you.
Beware and do your research. I was told this company «does their own testing» to confirm if the asbestos has cleared the air. This is technically not allowed as a third party must do the testing by law as it is a conflict of interest for the removal company to verify their own work. Their attitude to this was that their saving you money not having to pay a third party as they do their testing much cheaper «in house.»
I’m sure contractors love using them because their cheaper but if your the home owner, i’d be very cautious of the services your getting.
On a side note, their office staff is a mess and when i had questions, i could never reach the person that sold me the job, which is also the «only one» that was allowed to speak to me apparently.
Like I said, do your own research but beware of the cheap deal this company offers. You always get what you pay for. (or don’t get in this case).

I am a HVAC contractor and have used Sirius 4 times now. They have showed up on time and done the job I called them out for each of those times with no problem. I have called other companies to do abatement for me and their scheduling is 1 – 2 weeks out and their prices are very high. This isnt an all day procedure, It is 1 – 3 hours in almost every case and they bring plastic to tape off area and a fan to draw a negative pressure outside of the house.
Unfortunately almost any house built in the 60’s and older has some form of asbestos in their ductwork if it is still origional. People that buy flipped houses are generally the customers that need this done as they were sold a minimally upgraded house. The advantages of replacing asbestos ductwork with new R-​6 insulated ducting can be 30−70% more efficient, and when your electric bill is 500+ dollers in the summer factor that 30−70% of your energy leaks in the attic and you can see how fast this upgrade can pay for itself. Im having these guys out next week to clean out another attic for me and do not expect any problems.

Sirris Abatement is the best! They saved me 3 times during my remodeling of an old condo. I have a strict HOA and so I failed to get a permit right away, but I knew enough that my popcorn ceiling was installed in 1973 and most likely had asbestos, so I went ahead and called Sirris on recommendation of the ceiling guy and they came out took care of it. Once the HOA got wind of what I was doing out there, the HOA HAZMAT team swooped in, halted work until I had shown my paperwork about the asbestos abatement. Whew, Sirris came through and faxed all the proper paperwork to them. There was a huge pile of construction debris (drywall!) in the patio area and the HAZMAT team had it tested for asbestos and said I had to have abatement come out and remove it. Again Sirris took care of it for me. Lastly, the old parquet floor which was adhered to the 5% asbestos linoleum had to be removed by abatement co and of course who else, SIRRIS! Love this company. Prices are fair and they came through every time for me! Rick is a gem to work with.

This is a great company if you are looking for any abatement removal. Honest & did a great job!

I mentioned in my review that there was drywall damage under the popcorn ceiling. I had my drywall guy come in to do the ceiling texture. He told me that in order to texture over the damage they would need to seal it, skim coat it, wait for it to dry, then trowel over it. This would add upwards of $ 200 to the texturing job! I was very concerned about this extra cost. I emailed Sirris about all of this. Rick at Sirris, was very fair and agreed to cut me a check for the extra $ 200 it was going to cost me. This was surprising considering the contractors I have been dealing with lately. So they are honest people and fair. Working with people like this makes the world a lot better in my eyes. Thanks Sirris.