Example Asbestos Removal Projects in Redmond

Scope of work

The inspector's visit, about nine samples taken at loose edges of paper with each spot patched, lab fees and a written report that marks the positive walls. Removing those walls, if the owners want it, is priced separately.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s house in Cottage Lake plan to strip the wallpaper in the dining room, the hall and the powder room and repaint. Stripping wets and scrapes the wall, and sanding usually follows, so the painters ask for a test of the wall under the paper first.

The compound under the paper in the dining room and the hall tests positive. Stripping and sanding will disturb it, so the owners leave the paper on those two walls and paint over it. The powder room is clear and the painters go ahead there.

The goal

The goal is a sorted list of the walls that can be stripped and the walls that stay covered, before a painter picks up a scraper.

Process

1. Before the visit Photos of the walls and of the corner of paper the painters lifted to see what was underneath.
2. Visit About 9 samples of paper, paste and wall finish, taken where the paper is already loose.
3. A few days later A report that clears the powder room and marks the dining room and the hall.
4. Then The painters start in the powder room, and the two positive rooms wait for a decision.

Planning right

• Paper and paste can be clean while the wall under them is not.
• Sampling at a loose edge keeps new damage small.
• A wall that nothing will cut or sand can stay as it is and be painted over.
• Tell the painters before they pick up a scraper.

Scope of work

A lab test, a notice to the clean air agency, the spare room emptied and sealed, the light fixture taken down, the texture wetted and scraped into sealed bags, and a vacuum and wet wipe. Disposal is included. A skim coat, lights and paint are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s house in Redmond turn a spare bedroom into a home office for video calls. They plan track lights and acoustic panels on the ceiling, and screws into sprayed texture spread it, so they ask for a test first.

The texture tests positive. The ceiling is about 160 sq ft, more than the 48 sq ft that calls for a notice, so the notice goes in first and the room is cleared in one working day.

The goal

The goal is a bare ceiling in the spare room, ready for the track lights and the panels.

Process

1. First visit A sample of the texture; the room measured.
2. Before work The notice is filed and the spare room cleared down to the bare walls.
3. Work day Plastic goes up, the texture is wetted and scraped off, and everything is bagged and wiped down before the plastic comes out.
4. Then The electrician and the painter return to a bare ceiling.

Planning right

• Screws and anchors into texture break it up, so test before any hardware goes up.
• Choose the ceiling finish before the crew comes, so the surface is left ready for the lights.
• One room can be a notice job, since 48 sq ft is only a small patch.
• Put the lab report in the folder with the house records.

Scope of work

Separate samples of the vinyl and the backing, the half bath sealed with plastic and a filtered air unit, the vinyl and its backing wetted and lifted in strips, sealed and labeled bags, a HEPA vacuum and disposal. The new vanity, toilet and floor are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s house in Redmond want a new vanity, a new toilet and a new floor in the half bath off the kitchen. The sheet vinyl is the original, and the plumber asks what is under it before the old toilet is pulled.

The felt backing tests positive. The floor is only about 45 sq ft, under the 48 sq ft that calls for a notice, but the wet method and the sealed room still apply, and any other friable material taken out of the house that year counts toward the same total.

The goal

The goal is bare plywood in the half bath before the plumber returns.

Process

1. First visit A sample of the vinyl and the backing taken near the toilet flange; the floor measured.
2. Work day The toilet and vanity come out, the room is sealed, and the vinyl is wetted and lifted in strips with its backing.
3. Same day Strips go straight into labeled bags, the floor is vacuumed and wiped, and the plastic is rolled up.
4. Then The plumber sets the new toilet and vanity on a bare plywood floor.

Planning right

• Under 48 sq ft is a small job, but it is still handled wet and bagged.
• Count every other ceiling, floor and wall job at the house that year, since the yearly total decides the notice.
• Do not roll dry vinyl back to look. A corner is enough.
• Small rooms often carry a minimum charge, since setup and containment cost the same as in a bigger room.

Scope of work

Everything positive removed before demolition, meaning the boiler and pipe wrap, about 400 sq ft of floor tile and glue and about 350 sq ft of ceiling texture. Rooms are sealed in turn, waste is bagged and labeled, an air check follows and the loads go to an authorized site. The survey and the wrecking are not included.

Project overview

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.

The wrap on the basement boiler and pipes, the kitchen and bath floors and the sprayed ceiling of the family room test positive. The plaster walls, the siding and the garage are clear. Everything positive comes out before the wrecking crew starts, and the 10-day wait runs alongside.

The goal

The goal is a house with its boiler wrap, floors and family room ceiling cleared, so the new build starts on schedule.

Process

1. Survey About 30 samples from the house and the garage, and a report that measures the boiler wrap, the floors and the ceiling.
2. Notices Removal and demolition notices go to the clean air agency, and the 10 days count from there.
3. Removal The basement first, for the boiler and pipes, then the kitchen and baths, then the family room ceiling.
4. Handover A final air check, then the loads go to the disposal site and the lot goes to the wrecking crew.

Planning right

• Ask the City of Medina's permit office about the teardown permits.
• Boiler wrap comes off before the boiler is cut out or moved.
• Keep one folder for the survey, the notices and the shipment records.
• Book the haul early, since the disposal sites set their own hours and paperwork.

Scope of work

A survey of the unit, a notice to the clean air agency, a sealed work area with a filtered air unit that keeps the neighbors out of the dust, a certified crew, the texture soaked and scraped and the vinyl lifted into sealed bags, an air check before the unit reopens, and disposal. The fitness room finishes are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the manager of a 1970s apartment community in Redmond wants to turn a vacant ground-floor unit into a fitness room for residents. Owner-occupant shortcuts do not reach a rented building, so an accredited inspector surveys the unit first while the neighbors stay in their homes.

The sprayed ceilings and the kitchen and hall sheet vinyl test positive. A certified crew seals the unit, takes out the texture and the vinyl, and clears it before the fitness equipment arrives.

The goal

The goal is a bare, clean unit for the new fitness room, finished without moving any tenants.

Process

1. Survey Ten samples from the vacant unit, and a report that measures its ceilings and floors.
2. Before work Notice filed; neighbors told the days, and the hallway and the haul route marked.
3. Days one to four The unit stays sealed under a filtered air unit while the ceilings and the vinyl come out.
4. Last day Air check, final clean, and the unit handed back to the manager.

Planning right

• The same texture may hang in the neighboring units, so a survey of one unit is not a survey of the building.
• A vacant unit is the easiest part of an occupied building to seal off.
• Shipment records belong in the building file.
• Ask the crew which certified supervisor will be on site every day.