Example Asbestos Removal Projects in Irving

Scope of work

A visit to the wet areas, nine small samples taken with a mist of water at each spot, a lab report with the results marked on a plan, and a note for the restoration company on which surfaces to leave closed until the positive ceiling is cleared. Drying, cutting out wet board and the repairs belong to the restoration company.

Project overview

In this example, a pipe in the hall wall of a 1960s house in Irving bursts during a hard freeze and soaks the wall and part of the ceiling. The restoration company wants to cut out the wet drywall. The owners ask for tests first, because cutting is the moment dust gets loose.

Nine samples go to the lab. The wall board and joint compound are clear, but the ceiling texture in the hall is positive. The restoration company is told to leave the ceiling alone until a crew has cleared the texture, and that removal is priced as its own job.

The goal

The goal is a short list of what the wet-wall repair can cut right away and what has to be cleared first.

Process

1. Visit The wet wall, ceiling and closet corner marked; nine spots sampled, each misted first.
2. Results A written report with the positive ceiling marked on a plan.
3. Before cutting The restoration company told which surfaces to leave closed.
4. Then The positive ceiling texture cleared first, then the wet board cut out and dried.

Planning right

• Test before the restoration crew cuts. Cutting wet board is the moment dust gets loose.
• Sample the ceiling as well as the wall. Here the wall was clear and the ceiling was not.
• Give the restoration company the report before it brings in fans and a dumpster.
• Keep the hall closed and its air register taped until the ceiling texture is cleared.

Scope of work

A lab test of the texture in each room, plastic over the floor and walls of the room being worked, the ceiling fans and light fixtures taken down, an air filter running, the texture soaked and scraped into sealed bags, a HEPA clean room by room and the haul. A skim coat and paint are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the living room, dining room and hall of a 1960s house in Irving have ceilings sprayed with a glitter-flecked texture. The owners want smooth, painted ceilings and have each room tested.

All three samples are positive. The rooms are done one after another with the same plastic setup moved along, and the sparkle comes off as wet scrapings that go straight into bags. The painter starts when the last room is clean.

The goal

The goal is three bare ceilings with no loose flecks overhead, ready for a skim coat and new paint.

Process

1. Before work Texture sampled in all three rooms; fans and light fixtures taken down.
2. Living room Sealed with plastic, texture soaked and scraped, bagged.
3. Dining room and hall The same setup moved along, each room cleaned when done.
4. Handover Final HEPA clean, then the painter skim coats and paints.

Planning right

• Sample every room. Rooms can be sprayed in different years.
• Take ceiling fans and light fixtures down before the plastic goes up.
• Never wipe sparkle off with a dry cloth or sweep up the flecks that fall.
• Choose a skim coat or new board before removal starts, so the crew leaves the right surface.

Scope of work

Samples of the tile and the glue, the carpet cut up and bagged, plastic over the steps and the doorways, an air filter running, the tile lifted wet, the black glue scraped off the concrete, sealed bags, a HEPA clean and the haul. Raising the floor and the new flooring are on the remodeler’s bid.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s house in Irving want to fill in their sunken living room so it sits level with the hall. When the carpet is pulled back at one corner, 9-inch tile and black glue show underneath, and a lab test finds both positive.

The carpet is cut up and bagged, the tile is lifted wet and the glue is scraped off the concrete before the remodeler frames anything. The steps up to the hall are covered so nothing drifts through the house, and the room is HEPA cleaned before the floor is built up.

The goal

The goal is a bare concrete living room floor with the old tile and glue gone, ready to be built up level with the hall.

Process

1. Before work Tile and glue sampled apart; the room emptied.
2. Setup Steps and doorways covered; an air filter switched on.
3. Removal Carpet cut up and bagged, tile lifted wet, glue scraped off the concrete.
4. Then HEPA clean, then the remodeler raises the floor.

Planning right

• Test the layers under the carpet before the carpet comes up.
• Ask for the steps to the hall to be closed off with plastic during the work.
• Decide how high the new floor will sit before removal, so the remodeler can start right after the clean.
• Keep the nearest air register closed until the final clean.

Scope of work

A visit to every room, the furnace closet and the attic, 11 small samples, a lab report that lists each material with its result and where it is, and a removal quote for what is positive. The removal itself and the demolition are priced separately.

Project overview

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.

The report shows asbestos in the backing of the kitchen sheet vinyl and in the hall ceiling texture, and nothing in the walls, the bathroom tile or the furnace closet. One private house needs no state notice, so the next step is a removal quote for those two materials, then the demolition.

The goal

The goal is a short, written list of what the house holds, so the removal and the demolition can be priced and ordered.

Process

1. Visit Every room, the furnace closet and the attic walked; 11 samples taken.
2. Results A report listing each material, its result and where it is.
3. Quote Removal priced for the two positive materials.
4. Then Removal first, then the demolition contractor.

Planning right

• Order the survey before you price the demolition. A positive material can change who works first.
• Ask the city what a rebuild program expects before you plan around it.
• A house torn down on its own needs no state notice, but a survey still shows what the crew will be breaking up.
• Keep the report with the permit papers.

Scope of work

The dining room and entry sealed in plastic with negative air, the tile lifted wet, the black glue scraped off wet, labeled bags with waste records, then a HEPA clean and the air test. The tenant’s contractor takes over after that. Survey fees are separate, and the owner receives the state fee as a later bill.

Project overview

In this example, a former restaurant in a 1970s strip center in Euless is leased by a children’s learning center. The owner has the suite surveyed. The vinyl tile and its black glue in the dining room and entry are positive, and the kitchen floor, the ceiling tile and the wall board are clear.

The state notice goes in 10 working days ahead, since the building is commercial, and the tenant’s contractor checks with the city on what it wants for the permit. Removal runs inside plastic with negative air while the neighboring suites stay open, and the contractor starts after the air test.

The goal

The goal is a clean dining room and entry floor, cleared by the air test, ready for the tenant’s own floors.

Process

1. Survey Floors, ceiling tile and walls of the suite sampled; the report sent to the owner and the tenant.
2. Paperwork State notice filed; the contractor checks the city’s permit list.
3. Removal Dining room and entry sealed, tile lifted wet, glue scraped off wet.
4. Handover HEPA clean and the air test, then the tenant’s contractor takes over.

Planning right

• Ask the landlord for any earlier survey of the center before you order a new one.
• Count the 10 working days into the lease start date.
• Settle in the lease who pays the state fee. It is billed to the owner afterwards.
• Start the new floor only after the air test result is in.

Scope of work

The crew works behind plastic on the walls and the unit door with filtered air running; the ceiling texture and the stained board come down wet, and sealed bags go down the stair to a covered bin. Disposal records, a HEPA clean and an air test follow, and then the drywall crew returns. The owner receives the state fee as a later bill. New board and paint are on the repair bid.

Project overview

In this example, hail damages the roof of a 1960s apartment complex in Irving, and water stains the ceilings of a top-floor unit. The roofer fixes the roof first. The manager then has the unit surveyed, since the ceiling repair will disturb the texture. It is positive.

The complex has more than four units, so the owner files the state notice before the work. The units below stay lived in, so the bags go down the stair to a covered bin and the residents are told the dates. The drywall crew starts after the air test.

The goal

The goal is a unit with its stained ceilings out and a clean air test, ready for new board and paint.

Process

1. Survey Unit sampled; the stains and the roof repair noted in the report.
2. Paperwork State notice filed; residents told the dates and where the bin will sit.
3. Removal Unit sealed, ceiling board and texture taken down wet, bags carried down the stair sealed.
4. Handover HEPA clean and air test, then new board and paint.

Planning right

• Survey as soon as the roof is repaired, so the report is ready when the repair bids come in.
• Tell the neighbors below when the work starts and where the bin will sit.
• File the survey, the notice and the disposal records with the building papers.
• Ask the drywall crew to start only after the air test.