Asbestos Removal in Farmers Branch

Irving Asbestos Removal serves Farmers Branch with asbestos testing and removal for houses, rentals, shops and offices. Whatever your project will touch defines the scope, and nothing more gets opened.

Farmers Branch counts about 17,300 homes, of which roughly 39% predate 1980; the 1960s is the biggest of those decades at about 3,100. Close to 6 in 10 homes are rented.

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A bathroom opened for a remodel with the tub-surround wall cut out, floor tile lifted and plastic up

Example project

Survey of a 1960s house before it is torn down and rebuilt

Example project

Home: 1960s single-story brick house in Farmers Branch, about 1,500 sq ft
Original request: Tear the house down and build a new one on the same lot
Survey: Rooms, ceilings, floors, the furnace closet and the attic: 11 samples
Found: Asbestos in the backing of the kitchen sheet vinyl and in the hall ceiling texture
Clear: Wall joint compound, bathroom tile and the furnace closet
City: The owners ask the city what its rebuild program expects before they plan around it
State notice: None for a single house
Survey cost: $900

In this example, the owners of a 1960s brick house in Farmers Branch decide to tear it down and build a new one on the same lot. Before they hire a demolition crew they order a survey of the whole house. The owners also ask the city what its rebuild program expects before they plan around it.

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Asbestos removal services

Asbestos testing and surveys

We collect samples from the ceilings, walls or floors you plan to change, and the lab report comes straight to you. That is what our asbestos testing is for, and it happens before any cutting or scraping.

Popcorn ceiling removal

Houses from the 1960s may have gained ceiling texture in a later update. We sample each room you will change, and popcorn ceiling removal takes down only texture that tests positive.

Floor tile and sheet vinyl

Our floor tile and sheet vinyl service starts with samples of every layer under newer flooring, which matters in a suburb with about 5,200 homes from the 1950s and 1960s.

Pre-demolition abatement

Teardowns get a survey and any needed removal before the crew arrives, which is what pre-demolition abatement covers. You receive the records, and the city's demolition and rebuild program is covered below.

Commercial remodels

State rules call for a survey before a shop or office is renovated. We supply it, and our commercial remodels service then clears what is positive before your contractor starts.

Apartments and multifamily

Farmers Branch is about 58% renters, so apartments and multifamily buildings matter here. Past four units the state rules apply, which means a survey before any renovation begins.

Farmers Branch homes by decade

About 5,200 of the 17,300 homes in Farmers Branch were built in the 1950s and 1960s, 3,100 of them in the 1960s.

We test the ceilings, wall repairs and floors in those homes before any of it is disturbed.

Teardowns and rebuilds

Farmers Branch has a Demo/Rebuild Program for owners who tear down an older home and put up a new one. Ask the city what the program requires before you plan around it.

Texas does not require a DSHS notice when one house is demolished alone. A survey can still show you what the house holds before work starts, and a permit office may request one.

Testing and paperwork

A house, duplex or fourplex leaves the testing decision to you, though EPA recommends sampling suspect material before a renovation disturbs it, using a trained, accredited inspector and a qualified lab.

Apartment buildings above four units and commercial buildings need the survey before renovation. DSHS has to hear about public-building abatement, and about any commercial demolition, at least 10 working days beforehand. The city office that issues your permit can tell you what it wants to see.

Frequently asked questions

Is a 1965 house in Farmers Branch worth testing?

Homes from before 1980 are worth sampling before a remodel. Nothing in state law requires it for a single private residence, and EPA recommends testing whenever work will disturb suspect material.

Does the city's Demo/Rebuild Program cover asbestos work?

Ask the city whether abatement costs count toward the program before you plan around it.

Does a Farmers Branch shop need a survey before a remodel?

Under state rules a commercial building does. Cities that require a permit are told not to issue one without a survey or a certification from an architect or engineer.

Euless has a younger housing stock and a big 1980s decade, as our Euless page explains. For the full service list, see the Irving Asbestos Removal homepage.

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