Sandstone Construction Services

I contacted this company, along with about 2 dozen others (all OSHA certified — I checked prior to calling all of them), to inquire about residential asbestos abatement with my popcorn ceilings. Whoever answered the phone (male with a heavy Spanish/​Latino accent) answered my questions differently than anyone else I talked to and was far more rude and unprofessional. Most companies I talked to gave me a general price per square foot rate. Of course this was a range that was subject to the specifics of the property and the job. But it’s an estimate, so you know what you’re generally looking at. Nobody resisted this other than this company. The only company that didn’t give a specific $/​sf was very polite and transparent and went the extra mile of explaining things to me (and quoted me half of what this guy did).
This guy asked how many square feet I had to abate. I told him I hadn’t measured, but, since I know this house is 1800sf, with no popcorn in the bathrooms, kitchen, or closets, that I was looking at 1000−1200sf. This is probably an underestimation (my mistake in the moment), but I know he would come out for a proper measurement anyway, which is why I asked for a range of $/​sf. He asked how many rooms I was looking at. I told him 7 (4 small bedrooms, hallway, plus 3 rooms downstairs). For this 1000−1200sf job, he told me it would cost $ 9,000−10,000. I asked if he charges $ 8+ per sf because that is the math based on my sf estimate. He said no, but for 6 – 7 rooms, he didn’t believe me that it was only 1200sf. I asked how many square feet he was basing his estimate on. He said 2500 – 3000. I told him he was wrong and I know the entire house is only 1800sf (because I have the official appraisal). He then asked for my address, to which I responded I won’t give to him at this time. He then hung up on me.
For reference, from other companies, I got estimates ranging from $ 3.50-$ 4/​sf to $ 5−7/sf. Every other company was at least moderately polite and respectful. This guy was rude and based his estimate assuming I was wrong (or lying) about the square footage. My guess is that he never wanted the job from the beginning (or he’s just a jerk across the board), and I wish he just said so instead of being offensive in how he treated me. I have never written a bad review for anything — on this site or Amazon — but this was bad enough to motivate me to. He earned every word of this.