North Environmental Abatement Inc

Get four quotes for attic vermiculite removal and North Environmental will likely be the lowest — that is what a 2024 homeowner found, and price is the most repeated line across six years of reviews. This Lawrence company works the asbestos side of old New England houses: testing popcorn ceilings and 9x9 floor tiles, surveying pipe insulation, and stripping vermiculite out of attics. Customers deal directly with Elvyn — Elvyn Alamo, named in a 2022 review — while reviews from 2021 and 2022 name a John running the crew. Massachusetts' Supplier Diversity Office lists the company as a certified Minority Business Enterprise, verified active through February 2028. The written history is deep for a small shop: 42 reviews between 2020 and 2025 across seven sites, anchored by a 4.8 average over 55 Google ratings. Angi, HomeAdvisor and Thumbtack each show 5.0 on three reviews apiece, so the weight sits with Google. The story repeats with unusual consistency: a quote that undercut two, three, or four competitors, a sample collected the next morning, and a work area left clean. A 2023 customer removing asbestos tile and popcorn ceiling described the containment in detail — tarping, taping, a pressure system — then hired the crew back to replace the drywall that came out with it. Another wrote in 2023 about a panicked evening email answered the next morning, with the lab order rushed through. The two complaints on file are both about the front end rather than the abatement. In April 2024 a homeowner reported multiple confirmed appointments where nobody showed up or called. In July 2025 a new-house buyer with 9x9 tiles and questionable steam-pipe insulation said the survey took five minutes, questions got vague answers, and the promised quote never arrived. One thing to weigh: the written accounts run through July 2025, so the strongest years here are 2021 to 2024 rather than the past twelve months. The BBB file is new — opened in March 2026 — and is unrated, with no reviews and nothing filed against the company. For a homeowner who has just found vermiculite in the attic or needs a ceiling tested before demo starts, this is a sensible name to put in the bid set, particularly if price matters. Get the estimate in writing with a scheduled date attached, and confirm exactly what that number covers before the crew rolls in.