Testing & remediation plans
We don't test properties. Here's who does.
If you are trying to find out whether a property is contaminated, or you have a result and need a remediation plan, that work belongs with an occupational hygienist — not with us. This page explains how the process runs and how to get moving.
How the process actually works
There are three stages, and they involve two different businesses. Most people ringing us for the first time do not know this, which is fair enough — there is no reason you would until you need it.
Assessment
A hygienist samples the property and has it analysed at a laboratory. You get a report telling you whether there is contamination and how bad it is.
Remediation plan
If the readings warrant it, the hygienist writes a plan setting out what has to be done — what gets washed, sealed, removed, and what standard the property has to reach.
The works
This is us. We price the plan, carry it out as written, and the property is sampled again afterwards to confirm it has come back under the guideline.
You can stop after stage one. Plenty of people do — the result comes back clean and that is the end of it. Nobody should be selling you a remediation before a hygienist has told you that you need one.
Why we don't do the first two stages
We could. Plenty of outfits do all three. We think that is a bad arrangement for the person paying, because every extra room, every sheet of plasterboard and every metre of ducting in a remediation plan is revenue to whoever is doing the remediation.
If the same business tells you how much work is needed, does the work, and then confirms its own work was sufficient, you have no independent check at any point. You are asked to take their word for it three times over.
Keeping the assessment separate costs you a little more up front and is worth considerably more later — particularly if the result is ever looked at by a buyer, an insurer, a tribunal or an incoming tenant.
How our referrals work
We are happy to tell you who to ring. To be clear about the arrangement:
- You choose who you engage — we will always give you more than one name
- You engage and pay them directly. We do not invoice for it or mark it up
- The report is addressed to you and belongs to you, not to us
- We are not paid for the referral, and we do not pay for one either
If the hygienist's plan calls for remediation, you are free to take that plan to anyone. We would like to quote on it, but the plan is yours and that is rather the point.
Who to contact
Ring us on 1800 638 433 and we will give you a couple of names to choose from, based on where the property is and what you are dealing with. If it is easier, use the form below and we will email them through instead.
Ask us who to call
Tell us roughly where the property is and what has prompted this, and we will send you a shortlist. No cost, and we are not going to chase you about remediation you may well not need.
Before you book an assessment
- Do not clean, paint or air the property out. It distorts the readings and everything downstream depends on them.
- Ask what the report will include. You want sample locations documented, not just a number.
- Ask whether the hygienist also performs remediation. If they do, consider whether that sits comfortably with you.
- Keep the report. It is the document that matters in a sale, a bond dispute or an insurance claim.
If your result comes back clean
Then you are done, and you will not hear from us again. That is a perfectly common outcome and it is the reason the assessment comes first.
If it comes back over
Get the plan written, then send it to us and we will price the works. Have a look at what we do for what that involves.
Already have a plan?
Email it through and we will quote on the works it specifies. admin@methdecon.com.au