Example Asbestos Removal Projects in Renton

Scope of work

The inspector's visit, about twelve samples with each spot patched, lab fees and a written report that measures the positive tile, glue and texture. Removal is a separate price.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1960s house in Renton plan to remodel the kitchen and the hall bath. A friend suggests a mail-in kit, and one chip of kitchen floor tile comes back positive. One chip says nothing about the other rooms, so the owners ask for a survey.

The inspector finds the same tile and glue positive, plus the textured ceiling in the hall bath. The kitchen ceiling, the bath floor and the wall behind the tub are clear, so the owners know what to price and what to leave alone.

The goal

The goal is a measured list of what the kitchen and bath remodel will disturb, in place of guesses from one chip.

Process

1. Before the visit Photos of the kitchen and bath and the mail-in result passed to the inspector.
2. Visit About 12 samples from the floors, ceilings and walls the remodel will open, each spot patched.
3. A few days later A report arrives listing the tile, the glue and the texture as positive, with amounts.
4. Then The owners hand the report to their contractors before the bids are due.

Planning right

• One chip answers one question about one spot.
• The report lists each material with its place and its amount, which is what a bid needs.
• When the first sample is positive, sampling the next room is the sensible step.
• Anything the remodel will not touch can stay as it is.

Scope of work

A lab test of the texture, a notice to the clean air agency, the room emptied and sealed with plastic including the stair door, staging for the sloped ceiling, the texture soaked and scraped into sealed bags, a HEPA vacuum and wet wipe, and disposal. A skim coat, lights and paint are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s house in East Renton Highlands turn the bonus room over the garage into a bedroom. The sloped ceiling is sprayed with texture, and the electrician has to cut into it for new lights, so the owners ask for a test first.

The texture tests positive. The room is about 260 sq ft, far past 48 sq ft, so a notice goes in first. Sloped ceilings need staging and extra plastic, so the job takes two days.

The goal

The goal is a bare sloped ceiling over the garage, ready for its new lights.

Process

1. First visit A sample from the sloped ceiling and the flat part; the room measured along its slopes.
2. Before work The notice goes in, the bonus room is emptied and the old light fixtures come down.
3. Day one Room and stair door sealed, staging set, the texture soaked and scraped into bags.
4. Day two The plastic folded inward, the room vacuumed and wiped, the waste bagged and hauled out.

Planning right

• The stair door is sealed with plastic so dust does not travel down into the house.
• Sloped ceilings need staging, so ask for it in the quote.
• Hold the electrician until the ceiling is bare.
• Plan the new ceiling finish before work starts.

Scope of work

Samples of the vinyl, the backing and the plywood, a notice to the clean air agency, the kitchen sealed with plastic and a filtered air unit, the vinyl and backing wetted and lifted in sections, sealed bags, a HEPA vacuum and disposal. Repairs to the plywood and the new floor are extra.

Project overview

In this example, a slow leak from the ice-maker line soaks the kitchen floor beside the refrigerator in a 1970s house in Renton, and the sheet vinyl lifts at the seams. The owners want the floor out and the plywood under it checked.

The felt backing of the vinyl tests positive, and it crumbles where it got wet, which makes it friable. The kitchen is about 170 sq ft, so a notice goes in first, and the vinyl comes up wet and wrapped, not rolled dry.

The goal

The goal is bare, dry plywood in the kitchen, with every scrap of the old vinyl and backing gone before the carpenter starts.

Process

1. First visit Samples of the vinyl and the backing beside a lifted seam; the floor measured.
2. Before work Notice filed; the refrigerator rolled out and the room sealed with plastic.
3. Day one The vinyl and the felt wetted and lifted in sections, wrapped and bagged.
4. Day two The floor vacuumed and wiped, and the plywood left bare for the carpenter.

Planning right

• Backing that crumbles under hand pressure counts as friable, and a notice is due at 48 sq ft.
• Do not scrape or roll dry vinyl by hand to see how bad the damage is.
• Water can reach the plywood, so leave room in the budget for repairs.
• Find and fix the leak before the new floor goes down.

Scope of work

Samples of the soffit boards, the fascia and the trim, a notice to the clean air agency, sheeting under the eaves, the boards wetted and unscrewed whole, wrapped, a HEPA vacuum of the gutters and ground, and the haul to an approved site. Vented soffits, paint and attic insulation are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1950s house in Renton want vented soffits so the attic can breathe before new insulation goes in. The flat gray boards under the eaves are old cement board, so they ask for samples.

The soffit boards test positive, and cement board counts as friable. About 280 sq ft comes down, so a notice goes in first. The boards are kept wet and taken down whole from staging, and the carpenter hangs the vented soffits.

The goal

The goal is bare eaves with every old soffit board out and bagged, ready for vented soffits.

Process

1. First visit Samples of the soffit boards, the fascia and the trim; the eaves measured all around.
2. Before work Notice filed; sheeting laid along the ground under the eaves.
3. Day one Each board is wetted, then unscrewed and lowered whole into wrapping.
4. Day two Gutters and ground vacuumed, sheeting rolled up, and the wrapped boards hauled to the disposal site.

Planning right

• Screws come out first, so the boards come down whole and not cracked.
• Pick a dry stretch, since open eaves let rain into the attic.
• Small parts such as fascia and trim add to the building's yearly total, so they are sampled too.
• New soffits and attic insulation are separate jobs with their own bids.

Scope of work

Removal ahead of demolition of about 350 sq ft of floor tile and glue, about 80 ft of pipe wrap and about 600 sq ft of ceiling texture, each area sealed in turn, with labeled bags, an air check, the abatement report and the haul to an authorized site. The survey and the wrecking are not included.

Project overview

In this example, the owner of a 1940s house in Renton plans to replace it. A Renton demolition permit application takes a signed application, a site plan and an asbestos abatement report from an approved remediation company, so the owner orders the survey first and the report comes from the company that does the removal.

The floor tile, the pipe wrap and the sprayed ceilings upstairs test positive. They are cleared room by room while the 10-day wait for the demolition notice runs, and the report goes into the permit file.

The goal

The goal is a house cleared of its positive materials, with the abatement report ready for the permit file.

Process

1. Survey About 28 samples from the house and the garage, and a report that measures each positive material.
2. Notices Filed the same week, so the 10-day wait runs while the removal is under way.
3. Removal Floors first, then the basement pipes, then the upstairs ceilings, each area sealed in turn.
4. Report An air check, the last loads hauled, and the abatement report delivered for the permit file.

Planning right

• Ask Renton's permit office for the current list of documents before applying.
• The 10 days count from the notice, so file it early.
• A detached garage needs a notice once its roof is over 120 sq ft.
• Waste leaves with a shipment record for an authorized site.

Scope of work

About 22 samples with each spot patched, the lab bill and a written report that lists every positive material in square feet. Removal is priced once the report is in.

Project overview

In this example, the owner of a six-unit 1960s building in Bryn Mawr-Skyway plans a new roof and more attic insulation while the tenants stay. Because the units are rented, the owner cannot sample the building personally, and an accredited inspector surveys the roof, the attic and the common areas.

The cement board soffits and the tile in the entry and stairs test positive. The roofing, the attic insulation and the unit ceilings are clear, so the roofer knows which edges to leave alone and the owner has a list for the next project.

The goal

The goal is to hold the report before the roofing bids go out, so the roof and the soffits are planned together.

Process

1. Visit About 22 samples from the roof, the attic, the eaves, the entry and the stairs.
2. A week later The report arrives with the soffits and the tile measured in square feet.
3. Then The owner hands the report to the roofer and the insulation contractor before they bid.
4. Later The soffit boards and the stair tile are priced and removed when the owner is ready.

Planning right

• A rental building is surveyed as one structure, with every roof and common area measured.
• Amounts count toward the building's yearly total, so the report lists square and linear feet.
• Tenants get a short note before the inspector comes.
• The survey covers what it sampled, so a new plan for the attic needs its own samples.