Asbestos Removal in Medina, Washington

We take asbestos jobs in Medina, a short drive from Redmond. Nearly 6 in every 10 homes there were built before 1980, far more than in Redmond itself.

Of Medina’s 1,090 homes, nearly all are one-unit homes. The median was built in 1973, 13% predate 1950, and roughly one household in five rents.

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A 1940s one-story house with gray cement shingles partly removed from one wall, uncovering the original painted wood lap siding

Example project

Boiler wrap, floors and a sprayed ceiling cleared from an older house before it is replaced

Example project

Home: 1940s two-story house in Medina with a basement boiler, a family room added in the 1960s and a detached garage
Original request: Take the house down and build a new one
Testing: An accredited inspector takes about 30 samples from the house and the garage
Found: Asbestos in the wrap on the basement boiler and pipes, the kitchen and bath floors and the sprayed family room ceiling
Clear: The plaster walls, the siding and the garage test clean
Timeline: Survey, then the notice with the 10-day wait, then about six days of removal
Cost: $15,000

In this example, the owners of a 1940s house in Medina plan to replace it with a new one. A family room was added in the 1960s and the heating changed over the years, so the survey covers the whole house and the detached garage.

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Asbestos removal services

Asbestos testing and surveys

Older house, planned remodel? Have the rooms sampled first. Asbestos testing and surveys explains how.

Popcorn ceiling removal

A textured ceiling from the 1970s should be sampled before it is scraped or painted. Popcorn ceiling removal explains the next steps.

Floor tile and sheet vinyl

Peel back the carpet in an older Medina house and there may be vinyl tile under it. Floor tile and sheet vinyl removal covers the adhesive and the layers.

Pre-demolition abatement

A teardown in Medina follows the agency’s sequence of survey, notice and wait, spelled out under pre-demolition asbestos abatement.

Housing and asbestos in Medina, Washington

Asbestos rules in Medina come from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, the regional authority for King County, even though Medina runs its own city government.

Older houses

Of Medina’s 1,090 homes, 628 predate 1980, and about 140 predate 1950. Houses of that age can test clean, so a survey checks which materials your remodel will actually disturb.

City permits

Medina’s permit office can say what a demolition or remodel requires at your address.

Where waste goes

Medina is in King County and outside Seattle, so the agency’s list sends its waste to one of two sites, named in the home page FAQ.

Census Reporter: Medina housing (ACS 2024)PSCAA authorized disposal facilities

Who can do the work

Live in a house you own? The agency allows an owner-occupant to survey a remodel and do the removal, within its work and disposal rules, and still recommends a certified contractor. Crumbly material over 10 linear feet or 48 square feet in a calendar year needs a notice first.

Rentals and teardowns need an accredited inspector to survey and certified workers to remove.

PSCAA homeowner renovation guidance PSCAA Regulation III, Article 4

A 1930s bedroom with plaster partly removed down to the wood lath, plastic sheeting over the floor

Frequently asked questions

Does the Clean Air Agency cover Medina, Washington?

Yes. The agency regulates asbestos across King County, Medina included. Expect its survey, notice and disposal rules, plus L&I certification requirements.

Is a survey needed for a teardown?

Yes. Whoever lives there, an accredited inspector must survey the structure before demolition, and a roof over 120 square feet adds a notice to the agency.

How do I check that a contractor is certified?

Check the contractor against L&I’s list of certified asbestos contractors, and ask who the certified supervisor will be.

For Cottage Lake, read asbestos removal in Cottage Lake.

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