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Most Maple Glen homes were built around 1964. That’s not a problem — until you start opening walls. Behind the drywall of a well-kept colonial on Limekiln Pike or a ranch off Welsh Road, you’re likely looking at asbestos floor tiles, lead paint, and decades of materials that require certified handling before a single wall comes down. When that’s managed correctly from the start, your renovation moves forward without delays, without surprise violations, and without anyone in your home breathing something they shouldn’t.
The difference between a clean project and a costly one usually comes down to what happens before demolition begins. A proper hazmat assessment on a pre-1978 Maple Glen home tells you exactly what you’re dealing with — no guessing, no discovering it mid-job. That upfront clarity protects your timeline, your family, and frankly, the value of a home that’s worth close to $571,000 in today’s market.
And if this isn’t a planned renovation — if a pipe burst over winter or a storm pushed water somewhere it shouldn’t be — the same principle applies. Getting the right contractor on-site fast, one who can assess, contain, and gut without stopping to call in three other companies, is what keeps a bad situation from becoming a worse one.
We’re based in Glenside — about six miles down Route 152 from the Maple Glen Triangle. That’s not a coincidence. Montgomery County is home turf, and the pre-1978 housing stock throughout Upper Dublin Township is exactly the kind of work that built our business over the past 20 years.
Eric, who runs EJS, holds EPA Certified Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor credentials — not just a basic renovation certification, but the federal qualification that allows him to legally inspect and certify lead conditions in homes like yours. We’re also EPA/HUD compliant, fully licensed, bonded, and insured, and carry the certificates Upper Dublin Township specifically requires to pull a demolition permit in Maple Glen.
What that means practically: one call, one contractor, and a team that already knows what Upper Dublin’s permit office expects before we show up.
It starts with a free estimate and a real conversation about what you’re dealing with. If the home predates 1978 — and in Maple Glen, it almost certainly does — that conversation includes a hazmat assessment. We test for asbestos, lead, and mold before any demolition work begins. That’s not an upsell. It’s what keeps a project legal, safe, and on schedule.
From there, we handle the permit process with Upper Dublin Township, which requires both a pre-demo inspection before the permit is issued and a final-demo inspection before any construction permits can follow. If your property sits on the Horsham Township side of the Maple Glen CDP boundary, the permit jurisdiction shifts — and we know the difference. The insurance certificate naming the township as a certificate holder gets filed correctly the first time, not after a delay.
Once permits are cleared and abatement is complete, the demolition or gutting work happens under licensed on-site supervision with HEPA filtration running throughout. Construction debris removal and site cleanup are part of the job — not a separate call to a separate company. When we leave, the site is clear and ready for whatever comes next.
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We handle the full scope — hazmat testing and inspection, certified asbestos and lead abatement, interior gutting, selective demolition, full structural demolition, waterproofing, and construction debris removal. For a Maple Glen homeowner, that matters because the alternative is coordinating four separate contractors across a project where every phase depends on the one before it.
The EPA Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor credential we hold is federally issued and goes well beyond what most contractors in the Philadelphia suburbs carry. It means we can inspect, document, and certify the lead condition of your home — not just remove it after someone else makes the call. That’s directly relevant when you’re renovating a kitchen, gutting a basement, or preparing a 1960s colonial for sale and need documentation a buyer’s inspector will accept.
Montgomery County is clear that asbestos-containing materials cannot be dropped at county Household Hazardous Waste events — they require a licensed contractor for removal and disposal. We handle that from identification through legal disposal, with Pennsylvania DEP notification requirements covered as part of the process. Whether you’re doing a full teardown, a selective gut, or emergency water damage restoration in Maple Glen, the same certified team handles it start to finish.
In most cases, yes — and the specifics depend on which side of the township line your property sits on. Maple Glen straddles Upper Dublin Township and Horsham Township, and each has its own permit jurisdiction. For properties in Upper Dublin, demolition permits require both a pre-demo inspection before the permit is issued and a final-demo inspection before construction permits can follow. All applications go through Upper Dublin Township’s online OpenGov portal — paper applications are no longer accepted.
Your contractor also needs to submit a Certificate of Insurance that specifically names Upper Dublin Township as a certificate holder. That detail gets missed more often than you’d think, and it causes permit delays. We handle the permit application, coordinate both required inspections, and submit the correct insurance documentation — so you’re not learning the township’s process from scratch while your project sits on hold.
The honest answer is: you don’t know until it’s tested. But if your Maple Glen home was built around 1964 — which describes most of the original housing stock in the community — the probability is high. Asbestos was commonly used in floor tiles, ceiling tiles, pipe insulation, joint compound, roofing shingles, and more throughout that era. Lead paint was standard until the federal ban in 1978.
The right move before any demolition or gutting work begins is a professional hazmat inspection by someone who holds the actual credentials to assess it. We hold EPA Certified Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor credentials — the federal qualification that allows for legal inspection and certification of lead conditions, not just removal. That inspection produces documentation you can use with your contractor, your insurance company, and any future buyer. Skipping it and hoping for the best isn’t just a health risk — it’s a federal compliance issue under the EPA RRP Rule.
Work stops until it’s properly abated — that’s the short answer. The longer answer is that this is exactly why testing before demolition begins is so important. When hazardous materials are identified in advance, abatement gets scheduled as part of the project timeline rather than as an emergency interruption that pushes everything back by weeks.
We handle abatement and demolition under the same roof, which means there’s no gap between the abatement crew finishing and the demo crew starting. HEPA filtration systems run throughout the abatement process to contain airborne particles, and the work is supervised by licensed personnel on-site. For regulated projects in Pennsylvania, we also handle the DEP Asbestos Abatement and Demolition/Renovation Notification Form and the associated filing requirements — that’s not something a homeowner should be navigating on their own while trying to manage a renovation.
Yes, and that capability matters here more than in a lot of places. The EF-2 tornado that tracked through the Maple Glen Triangle in September 2021 left a trail of structural damage across Upper Dublin and Horsham Townships — and what followed was a long, frustrating wait for many families while boarded-up homes sat with tarps on the roofs. Contractor availability was a real problem, and the slow recovery was documented publicly for months.
We offer 24/7 emergency response service, which means when water damage, wind damage, or any situation requiring immediate demolition or gutting work occurs, you’re not leaving a voicemail. Emergency gutting after water intrusion needs to move fast — the longer saturated materials stay in place, the greater the mold risk. We can mobilize quickly, assess the hazmat situation in a pre-1978 home before touching anything, and begin work without waiting for a separate testing company to schedule an appointment.
It depends heavily on the scope — a selective interior gut is a different conversation than a full structural demolition, and a project that involves asbestos or lead abatement adds cost that varies based on what’s found and where. That said, we provide free estimates with a written scope of work, so you know what you’re paying for before anything starts. There are no surprise line items after the fact.
For Maple Glen specifically, homes built circa 1964 on lots approaching three-quarters of an acre tend to present a predictable range of hazmat scenarios. The cost of proper abatement on a pre-1978 home is real, but it’s significantly less than the cost of a federal violation, a failed buyer’s inspection, or a mold remediation job that could have been avoided. We also offer cash discounts, which can take a meaningful amount off the total on larger projects. The free estimate is the right starting point — you’ll get an honest number based on what’s actually in front of you.
Yes. Because Maple Glen is a census-designated place that straddles both Upper Dublin Township and Horsham Township, the permit jurisdiction for any given property depends on which side of that line it sits. That’s a detail that trips up contractors who aren’t familiar with the area — they assume one township’s process applies across the whole community and end up submitting the wrong paperwork or missing a required inspection.
We work throughout Montgomery County and are familiar with both townships’ permit requirements. Upper Dublin has a specific two-step inspection process and requires online permit submission through their OpenGov portal. Horsham has its own process. Knowing which one applies to your address — and submitting everything correctly the first time — is part of what we handle when we take on a project in Maple Glen. It’s the kind of local knowledge that doesn’t show up in a contractor’s marketing but makes a real difference when your project is waiting on a permit.
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