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Brian & Lynn are the real deal. Honest, friendly, reliable, & efficient. Our condo association was notified at 3am by one of our residents that a death had occurred in their home & that various fluids had been deposited on the carpeted stairs when the paramedics removed the body. We did a quick search of biohazard cleaners & immediately called Bio-One's 24 hour number. Bill answered the call, assessed our situation, & scheduled an inspection for 8:30 that morning. Brian & Lynn showed up at 8:30 on the dot, did a thorough, step-by-step inspection of the stairs, walls, & banisters, and after identifying the affected areas, gave us a very reasonable estimate on the spot. Then, to my surprise, they said they could have the affected areas treated (with an eco-friendly, non-toxic enzyme/disinfectant solution), as well as going the extra mile to disinfect the walls, baseboards & banisters. Within an hour, the job was done. I can't recommend them enough.
Eric P., Lake County, 1/9/2020
Brian from Bio-One is exceptional, professional, and kind. We appreciate the hard work they did for us. I highly recommend this service to anyone in need.
D L, Lake County, 04/2024
Bio-One came referred to us from a Realtor friend. It's a family owned company. I'm so glad we chose them over other companies we spoke to. They were easy to get a hold of, very responsive, efficient, patient, and appropriately priced. I highly recommend them if you are in the unfortunate situation of needing a biohazard company for a home clean up after someone passes.
Renee Lewis, Lake County, 10/1/2024
Brian and his team's service was amazing. Sadly, my neighbor recently passed away and had been dead for a week. The fire department had to break down his door and the coroner had to remove him, and my condo and our entire tier was overcome with the horrible smell that comes with a situation like that. My neighbor's family was out of town and could not be here for 3 days, so we had to move quickly or our building would have been uninhabitable. I got a crash course in finding a company that did this type of work and the reviews were horrible. The only one I found that was not was Bio-One Chicago North. I called him on Sunday at 1PM. He and his team were here by 3:30PM and went to work. They explained exactly what they were going to do and why and got to the business at hand. They spent over 3 hours here, and removed all of the bio materials-which included tearing up all the carpet and wood flooring-and disposed of them in hazmat bags/boxes that were then taken to a hazardous material company to be destroyed. They also set up a machine that took out the rest of the smell. By the time they left, I didn't have to wear a mask and my neighbor's place smelled normal. This was especially important as my neighbor's family was coming to an already tough situation and Brian's work made at least one part of it easier. Brian even came back for additional maintenance to ensure all the smell was gone and the scene was cleaned up. Brian's excellent: his service, his professionalism, his follow through, his reasonable price. Bio-One Chicago North is now the clean up company for our condo management company and I will definitely call him for other services such as removal of household goods, cleaning, and hauling. I highly recommend Bio-One North. Ken Cherry, Treasurer, Sheridan Court Condo Association.
Ken Cherry, Cook County, 01/2020
Brian and Lynn are reliable, prompt, communicative, and empathetic. I have worked with them on two separate situations, one involving a dear friend and a multiple home situation. Another situation involved a hoarding tenant. Both times they have been extremely professional and made me feel like our case was solitary focus. They provided detailed reports on end of day and mid day for these bigger jobs and always locked up and communicated about check in and check out of the spaces. In both situations, they listened and learned about the folks with whom they were working to provide search and hold services for specific items. They still hold a weekly appointment longterm to help organize and let go of items in the larger of the two situations mentioned above. In this longer term job, they provide consideration in the items being sorted and removed, discretion, and real care for the person with whom they are working. It was a difficult and very lucky day the day I first called Bio-One. It is a relationship I feel incredibly privileged to continue.
Carolyn S., Cook County, 3/3/2022
Like the other reviews this one isn't going to be any different because they are amazing they came in our situation was rather rough they were understanding they took their time they were patient with us they walked us through the process kept us in the loop very caring very understanding patient and their extraordinary attention to detail Brian and Linda the best I give 10 stars but I can only do five hope you guys see this because I really do appreciate what you did and thank you so so much I can only get five stars but I'm just going to say 10 out of 10 fully recommend
Shomari Smith, Cook County, 03/2024
I highly recommend Bio-One Chicago North. Brian and his team's service was amazing. Sadly, my neighbor recently passed away and had been dead for a week. The fire department had to break down his door and the coroner had to remove him, and my condo and our entire tier was overcome with the horrible smell that comes with a situation like that. My neighbor's family was out of town and could not be here for 3 days, so we had to move quickly or our building would have been uninhabitable. I got a crash course in finding a company that did this type of work and the reviews were horrible. The only one I found that was not was Bio-One Chicago North. I called the owner Brian Martin on Sunday at 1PM. He and his team were here by 3:30PM and went to work. They explained exactly what they were going to do and why and got to the business at hand. They spent over 3 hours here, and removed all of the bio materials-which included tearing up all the carpet and wood flooring-and disposed of them in hazmat bags/boxes that were then taken to a hazardous material company to be destroyed. They also set up a machine that took out the rest of the smell. By the time they left, I didn't have to wear a mask and my neighbor's place smelled normal. This was especially important as my neighbor's family was coming to an already tough situation and Brian's work made at least one part of it easier. Brian even came back for additional maintenance to ensure all the smell was gone and the scene was cleaned up. Brian's excellent: his service, his professionalism, his follow through, his reasonable price. Bio-One Chicago North is now the clean up company for our condo management company and I will definitely call him for other services such as removal of household goods, cleaning, and hauling. I highly recommend Bio-One North. Ken C., Treasurer, Sheridan Court Condo Association.
Kenneth C., Lake County, 4/29/2021
I highly reccomend Bio-One of Chicago for their exceptional services, professionalism, kindness, respect. I needed to reduce the contents of my apartment. Bryan, Lynne, Dom and Tim made sure processing all the items designated for donation or trash progressed smoothly, effectively and efficiently. Thank you all for the amazing job well-done.
Diana Ferst, Lake County, 04/2024
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Bio-One of Chicago North
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Establishing trust is key
An experienced team member will introduce themselves, tour the property, and learn about your unique needs, expectations, and goals.
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We are mindful of personal property and valuables
Our technicians make it a priority to try to find and save items of value such as wallets, keys, coin collections, legal documents, photo albums, baseball cards, or more.
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Your satisfaction is important
We want to make sure you are satisfied and happy with our work. If for some reason something else needs to be done, we are here for you.