Templar Environmental Services

It was a pleasure to work with David and his team. He is very knowledgeable and patient. His team did an excellent job and would not hesitate to recommend Templar no surprises or extra costs. Robert, the owner, was also very good to work with.

Excellent company, highly recommended.

I would highly recommend this company. Robert and his team took care of my problem quickly and were extremely professional. Water was leaking into my basement, but I wasn't sure why. After removal of my floor, wainscoting, and any mould that had resulted, Robert pinpointed the problem.. They were very professional and got the job done in about six hours. As well, they scrubbed the walls and floors. My basement was spotless!! The water problem turned out to be a faulty downspout and poor grading against the side of my house, the result being leakage into my foundation. An industrial humidifier was run overnight resulting in a very dry basement, and I don't have any cracks in my foundation as originally thought. With this information, I can now move forward to rectify the problem.

We recently purchased a home and found, during inspection, that there was a relatively minor amount of asbestos around an old furnace location and copper water pipes in the laundry area. Two abatement firms were contacted - both responded promptly however Templar's quote was very reasonable and they were able to conduct the work in a much better timeframe than the competitor. Straightforward, no nonsense, "get'r'dun" service - 'couldn't ask for anything better. I hope I don't have a future need for abatement services but, if I do, I'll have no qualms about contacting Robert and team for support.

We recently purchased a renovated house. The home inspection noted roughly nine vents that had asbestos based heat pads which were recommended for removal. I contacted three companies through Homestars for a quote. Two companies responded promptly and with a follow-up call. I chose Templar Mould for the great price offered. In terms of service, the two men arrived on-time, finished the job early, left the place tidy, informed me on any other issues, were knowledgeable, were friendly and were not alarmists. They understood the use of asbestos and explained questions while maintaining perspective which I believe is important. Overall, great service and nice guys.

I sent Templar a message online and they called me within 24 hours to schedule a free quote. I spoke with Rob, who was very knowledgeable, and explained what typical asbestos inspection and removal involved.

Dave showed up to my house at the scheduled time and really investigated all the nooks and crannies of the house. He recommended that I test some floor and ceiling tiles with an independent agency (as it would save me money), which was very nice of him. He took many notes, and answered all of my questions. He let me know that a quote would be to me within 72 hours.

Sure enough, Rob contacted me with a very reasonable quote. He estimated that the work would take two full days which involved: removal of asbestos from basement floor, ceiling tiles, and heat shield. Also, removal of all asbestos from the 10 heat registers in the house. Full basement demo, which included removal of all wood paneling, studs, insulation (it was old), raised subfloor.

They got the work done in two days, and cleaned everything up. Dave even swept my driveway for errant wood chips and/or nails. Highly recommend.

Robert was very quick to respond and very helpful when we initially spoke. He was able to work within our short timeframe and did the work as promised and quoted. He was willing to answer all my questions which I'm always full of and was very informative. He also gave us advice on another project we needed to get done.

Robert answered our call immediately and arranged to come and remove the mould we discovered starting a renovation - excellent service, and terrific result! they left our bathroom clean, mould free and ready to get back to reno. we highly recommend them

The team at Templar was fantastic from start to finish. Easy to deal with, great advice and awesome execution. I would use them again in a second and would highly recommend them. Thanks

I took possession of a "handyman special" in TO this past November. At my son's insistence I had the house tested for asbestos/mould before the sale went through and sure enough - there it was- Type 2 asbestos !!.... I got 3 quotes that varied wildly. Having no experience with asbestos/mould, I listened very carefully to the estimators that came through the house. It also had an attic that had no access and was an unknown as to finding more asbestos.

David from Templar was knowledgeable about asbestos use and construction in Toronto houses. He was thorough and helpful in pointing out other concerns I might consider before the deal going through.

Based on Templar's quote, their experience, David's professionalism being their first point of contact and the HomeStars reviews, I hired them when the house closed.

The Templar crew was the first to start. They were awesome! The work they did was messy and hard. They bagged and hulled off all the drywall from the agreed areas. They cleaned up after themselves each night and left the Hepa fan cleaning the air. Here is a list of what they did: (copy and paste from invoice)

[Remove all ceiling drywall & suspect asbestos containing drywall compound from entire basement. Remove 4.0 ft X 8.0 ft of drywall / drywall compound on both sides of a wall in basement. Remove 8.0 ft X 8.0 ft of drywall / drywall compound on both sides of a wall in kitchen area. Also remove 2.0 ft of asbestos pipe wrap insulation.
Not possible to quote any attic remediation until client has installed an attic hatch.
Hepa vacuum during and after process. Entire contained work area will be sprayed with Lockdown after removal.
Containment of area: Negative air(-7 Pascals) in all work areas will be created according to Asbestos Reg. 278/05 Type 2.
Additional kitchen wall and cabinetry removal.]

Excellent company. Excellent work. Great start to my reno.

PS: Once hired and an attic access made, Templar inspected the space and found no further asbestos or mould. They did make suggestions to vent it properly.

We had an entire basement of asbestos pipe wrap removed! It was on every pipe in every room. It was more than I had ever seen and I have owned a few old houses. It seemed to go on forever. Robert gave us a great price to tear down the drywall ceiling (to get to the all the pipes) and remove all of this asbestos from our hot water pipes. The crew also removed a 1950s asbestos tile floor in an old upper kitchen. They left the place spotless. NOTHING was left around. We had asbestos removed in another house and the whole process was not very professional and it was very expensive. We had no issues or problems and everything was done on time and on schedule. It was a great deal of work and we are very pleased with the price, the workmanship and the result. Thank you to Robert and his team.