Example Asbestos Removal Projects in Maple Grove

Scope of work

A visit by an MDH-certified inspector, one sample from each spot the installer will cut, an accredited lab result for each and a short written report the installer can keep. Cutting the one positive opening is priced on its own.

Project overview

In this example, a Maple Grove couple in a 1970s two-story house is adding a central vacuum. The installer will run pipe through the basement joists, up inside one wall and into the upstairs hall, and cut three small inlet holes and a hole into the garage for the power unit.

The holes are small, but each one cuts through drywall finished with old joint compound, so an MDH-certified inspector samples every spot first. Only the upstairs hall comes back positive. A cut that size falls under the licensing limit, and that does not make it safe, so a licensed crew wets and cuts that one opening.

The goal

The goal is a central vacuum installed on the planned dates, with the one positive opening cut safely before the installer drills.

Process

1. First visit Where the vacuum inlets are marked, an MDH-certified inspector cuts a sample at each, plus one overhead in the hall.
2. At the lab The four samples are read one by one.
3. Report A short list of the four spots, with the upstairs hall marked positive.
4. Then The hall opening is cut wet by a licensed crew, and the installer runs the pipe.

Planning right

• Mark each inlet and the pipe route before the inspector comes.
• Patched or repainted walls can hold a different compound than the rest of the house.
• A small hole still gets a sample.
• Give the central vacuum installer a copy of the lab results.

Scope of work

Every ceiling is sampled, and MDH gets the notice five days before the crew starts. Two rooms at a time are emptied, wrapped and run under negative air with their lights taken down. Wet texture is scraped to bare drywall and bagged leak-tight; air samples and a final clean follow, and the waste leaves with a manifest. Speakers, wiring, skim coat and paint are separate.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s rambler in Maple Grove want music in every main-floor room. Their audio installer will drop wire from the attic and cut round speaker openings in four ceilings, and the owners would like those ceilings flat and painted when it is done.

All four textured ceilings test positive. Instead of cutting a hole through the texture at each speaker spot, a licensed crew takes it all off first, and the installer works on plain drywall.

The goal

The goal is four smooth ceilings with clean speaker openings and no texture left to disturb.

Process

1. First visit Speaker spots are penciled on by the installer, and an MDH-certified inspector samples all four ceilings.
2. Before work Furniture is moved out and the light fixtures unhooked in all four rooms during the notice period.
3. Days one and two Living and dining rooms first, then the family room and hall, each pair under its own plastic.
4. Day three The last two rooms are cleaned and air-tested, and the bags go out.

Planning right

• Ask the installer to mark speaker spots on the floor below, since the ceiling will be bare.
• Bedroom ceilings with the same texture can be sampled on the same visit.
• Keep attic boxes off the ceiling until the work is done.
• Book the skim coat and paint before the speakers go in.

Scope of work

Each layer sampled apart, the MDH notice filed five days ahead, the doorway and the hall sealed in plastic, the vinyl misted and lifted in large pieces with its backing, leak-tight labeled bags, a HEPA clean of the subfloor and disposal with its manifest. Pulling the toilet and vanity, the heating mat and the tile are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s split-entry house in Maple Grove are redoing the upstairs bathroom. The tile setter will lay an electric heating mat on the subfloor and set new tile over it, so the old sheet vinyl has to come up first.

The felt backing of the vinyl comes back positive, while the adhesive and the wood underneath are clear. The plumber pulls the toilet and vanity, and a licensed crew lifts the vinyl the next morning, so the tile setter starts on bare wood.

The goal

The goal is a bare wood subfloor, ready for the heating mat and the new tile.

Process

1. First visit Kneeling by the tub, an MDH-certified inspector cuts vinyl, backing and adhesive samples and measures the bathroom floor.
2. Before work During the five-day MDH wait, the plumber disconnects and removes the toilet and vanity.
3. Work day Hall and doorway sealed, the vinyl misted and lifted, the subfloor vacuumed.
4. Then The heating mat goes down, and the tile follows.

Planning right

• Felt-backed vinyl is the part that tears and sheds, so the crew keeps it wet.
• Ask the plumber to cap the lines so the room is empty on the work day.
• Other rooms with the same vinyl can be sampled on the same visit.
• The tile setter will want to see the lab report before the heat mat goes down.

Scope of work

We sample the tape and the box wrap, then give MDH five days’ notice. Plastic and negative air close in the furnace corner while the crew wets the tape and wrap and cuts it off in short pieces. Everything goes into leak-tight labeled bags, air samples come before the plastic is pulled, and the haul carries a manifest. Zone dampers, controls and resealing are for the HVAC contractor.

Project overview

In this example, the upstairs bedrooms of a 1970s two-story house in Maple Grove run hot while the main floor stays cool. The HVAC contractor will cut two motorized dampers into the main supply trunk near the furnace, so each floor gets its own thermostat.

The old white tape on the trunk seams and the wrap on the supply box test positive. A licensed crew strips them from the furnace corner before the HVAC crew cuts any metal.

The goal

The goal is clean trunk seams at the furnace, so the dampers go in and each floor holds its own temperature.

Process

1. First visit An MDH-certified inspector cuts seam tape and supply box wrap where the HVAC crew has flagged each damper.
2. Before work MDH has its five days; on the morning of the work the furnace is switched off.
3. Work day Plastic around the furnace; wet tape and supply box wrap stripped, bare metal wiped.
4. Then Air samples come back, and the HVAC contractor fits the dampers.

Planning right

• Ask the HVAC contractor to mark both damper spots before the samples are taken.
• Tape on the return side can be sampled on the same visit.
• Keep stored boxes away from the furnace corner on the work day.
• The HVAC crew fitting the dampers should see the air results first.

Scope of work

Removal of the positive materials in the survey: the joint compound and drywall on the wall and the kitchen sheet vinyl, with the MDH notice, a sealed work area under negative air, leak-tight labeled bags, air samples and the manifest. The survey, the beam, the framing and the new floor are not included.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s two-story house in Maple Grove want one open room where the kitchen and the family room meet. Their remodeler will take down the wall between them, set a beam and lay one floor across both rooms.

A remodeler with a crew needs a survey before the work starts. The joint compound on the wall and the old kitchen sheet vinyl come back positive, so a licensed crew removes both before the remodeler opens the wall.

The goal

The goal is bare studs and a bare subfloor, so the remodeler takes the wall out and the new floor runs through.

Process

1. First visit Kitchen wall, kitchen ceiling, vinyl and its adhesive: an MDH-certified inspector samples each one.
2. Before work Dishes and pantry go into boxes in the family room while the MDH notice runs.
3. Day one Both rooms sealed off, the wall drywall cut out wet down to the studs.
4. Day two The crew wets and lifts the kitchen vinyl, samples the air and loads the bags under a manifest.

Planning right

• Pack the kitchen before the work area goes up.
• Sheet vinyl and its adhesive are sampled apart, since one can test positive and the other clear.
• Keep the survey with the remodel papers, so it shows which materials were sampled and where.
• The framer can set the beam once the air sample results are in.

Scope of work

A review of the survey, the MDH and MPCA notices, one hallway sealed at a time with the far stair kept open, the carpet taken up, the tile lifted and the adhesive taken off wet, leak-tight labeled bags, air clearance before the hallway reopens and the haul with its manifest. The new plank floor is separate.

Project overview

In this example, the owner of a 12-unit building from the 1960s in Osseo is replacing the worn hallway carpet. When the flooring crew lifts a corner, old 9-inch tile shows underneath, so the owner stops and calls an MDH-certified inspector.

The tile and its black adhesive test positive. The building has more than four units, so the MPCA notice goes in ten working days ahead, along with the MDH notice. A licensed crew clears one floor at a time while tenants use the other stair.

The goal

The goal is bare concrete in both hallways, ready for new flooring, with every tenant still able to get in and out.

Process

1. First visit With carpet pulled back at the corners, an MDH-certified inspector takes tile, adhesive, wall and ceiling samples on each floor.
2. Before work Both agencies get notice, and every unit door gets a letter listing the work dates and which stairway stays open.
3. Days one and two The upper hall sealed, carpet up, tile lifted, adhesive taken off wet.
4. Days three and four The lower hall the same way, then air clearance and the haul.

Planning right

• Tell the flooring crew to stop if they find tile under carpet.
• Keep each apartment door shut and the work area signed.
• The owner keeps the survey on hand; it names each hallway material sampled and where it was taken.
• Book the plank floor for after air clearance on each hall.

Scope of work

Samples of the shingles and caulk, the MDH notice filed five days ahead, plastic on the ground along the back foundation, each shingle misted and pried off whole by hand, the stacks wrapped and labeled, the haul with its manifest and the lawn picked clean. The steel siding and the new door are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s one-story house in Corcoran want steel siding on the back wall and a wider patio door where the old back door is. That wall is covered in gray cement shingles.

Exterior work on a home counts toward the state limits, and the shingles test positive. A licensed crew takes every shingle off the back wall whole in a day, and the siding crew starts on bare sheathing.

The goal

The goal is a back wall with bare sheathing and no shingle pieces in the grass, ready for steel siding and a wider door.

Process

1. First visit Behind the house, an MDH-certified inspector cuts a shingle and some window caulk, then measures the back wall.
2. Before work Patio furniture and the grill move off to the side after MDH is notified.
3. Work day Poly runs along the foundation; the crew wets each shingle, pulls it intact and wraps the stacks.
4. Then The lawn is picked clean, and the siding crew frames the wider door.

Planning right

• Clear the patio and the bed along the back wall before the crew arrives.
• Shingles crack when they are pried off in a hurry, so the crew takes them one at a time.
• Keep the windows and the back door on that wall shut on work day.
• The shingles on the other walls stay in place, and they get their own look if they are ever replaced.