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  Asbestos was widely used in heating and air conditioning  applications up until 1978. This means that if your home is pre 1980 (some  homes were being built, but did come onto the market until 1980) then your  ducting could very well be insulated with asbestos bearing material.
 You can indentify asbestos ducting by eyesight and you can  have it verified by any number of testing companies or even get an asbestos  test kit and mail a sample away. They are all readily available to anyone, but  why waste your money. Asbestos insulation on ducting is easily identifiable and  visual testing is actually recognized as an approved method of asbestos  verification for heating and cooling ducts by The State of California. I have provided you a number of pictures depicting the  common types of asbestos products found in homes throughout Southern  California. Once you determine that your ducting or furnace contains asbestos  material, do not disturb it and do not hire a company to remove it. You are  most likely making a mistake and a costly one at that.  There are a lot of asbestos removal companies that charge a  fortune to have the ducting removed and then turn around and try and sell you  new ducting without a clue as to install it properly. We can save you a lot of  money and a lot of hassles. Just give us a call and we will handle everything. It  is what we have been doing for many years. 
 I have seen homeowners pay as much as 10 times the money for  asbestos removal that we have done on a weekly basis year round. I have seen  many horrific ducting jobs by asbestos removal firms. These jobs have  undersized ducting, poor installation techniques and poor quality materials. Asbestos removal requires a specialized license and so does  duct work installation. We hire out the abatement of the asbestos to a local  licensed company that we have been working with for nearly 20 years. They are prompt and efficient. We will do  it right and the proper installation with increase the effectiveness of the  heating and cooling and lower your utility bills while making your home much more comfortable.
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