Example Asbestos Removal Projects in Eden Prairie

Scope of work

A visit by an MDH-certified inspector, about eight samples from the closet walls, floors and ceilings and the hall ceiling the shaft will pass through, a result for each sample from an accredited lab, and a written report for the elevator installer. Removing the positive ceiling texture is priced separately.

Project overview

In this example, a couple in a 1970s Eden Prairie house want to stay in their home for good. An elevator installer plans to stack the shaft where the front hall closet sits under the upstairs linen closet, cutting through the ceiling and floor between them.

The installer has employees, so a survey of the work area comes before any demolition. An MDH-certified inspector samples both closets and the hall above. Only the upstairs ceiling texture is positive, and a licensed crew removes it before the opening between the floors is cut.

The goal

The goal is a shaft opening cut through clean materials only, on the installer’s timeline.

Process

1. First visit Closet below, closet above and the hall between them: an MDH-certified inspector takes about eight samples across the three.
2. Lab Each sample is analyzed on its own and reported by material and location.
3. Report The installer gets the written results, with the textured ceiling area measured.
4. Next The upstairs texture comes off under containment, then the shaft work starts.

Planning right

• Empty both closets before the visit, so the inspector can reach every wall.
• Ask the installer to mark the shaft outline on both floors first.
• The report records which materials were sampled and where; rooms outside the shaft were not part of it.
• Hand a copy of the lab report to the elevator installer.

Scope of work

We sample the texture and one seam, then file with MDH five days before the work. The garage is emptied; its walls, floor and the door into the house go under plastic with negative air, and the door opener and lights come down. Wet texture is scraped into leak-tight bags, the air is sampled, and the waste is hauled with a manifest. Storage racks, the heater and the wiring are priced separately.

Project overview

In this example, a family in a 1970s Eden Prairie house is out of storage space. The plan is ceiling racks for bins and seasonal gear, a gas heater hung from the joists and new lights, and every bolt goes through the sprayed texture on the garage ceiling.

The texture tests positive over the whole ceiling. The cars and shelves move out, and a licensed crew turns the garage into a sealed work area, with the door into the house taped shut until the air samples pass.

The goal

The goal is a bare drywall ceiling in the garage, ready for racks, a heater and new lights.

Process

1. First visit An MDH-certified inspector samples the texture in three spots and one drywall seam.
2. Before work The notice goes to MDH, and the cars, bikes and shelves move to the driveway.
3. Days one and two Plastic up, opener and lights down, the texture misted and scraped into bags.
4. Day three A final clean, air samples, and the plastic and bags hauled.

Planning right

• Park outside and use the front door while the garage is sealed.
• Have the heater installer and the electrician plan their mounting points on the bare ceiling.
• Keep the door from the garage into the house shut during the work.
• Ask for the air sample report before you move everything back.

Scope of work

Samples from both floors, the MDH notice filed five days ahead, each room sealed in plastic with negative air, the drywall misted and cut out in panels with the seams intact, sealed and labeled bags, a HEPA clean of the open studs, air samples and disposal with its manifest. Insulation and new drywall are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owner of a late-1970s townhome in Eden Prairie hears too much through the shared wall. A soundproofing contractor will strip the shared wall on the owner’s side, on both floors, and rebuild it with insulation and a double layer of drywall.

The joint compound on the seams comes back positive. A licensed crew takes the old drywall off one room at a time, so the work stays on the owner’s side of the wall.

The goal

The goal is open studs on the shared wall with no positive seams left, ready for insulation and new drywall.

Process

1. First visit An MDH-certified inspector samples the taped seams, the drywall board and the wall texture, upstairs and down.
2. Before work The notice goes to MDH.
3. Days one and two Living room, then bedroom, each sealed while its drywall comes out.
4. Day three Studs wiped and vacuumed, the air tested, the last bags carried to the truck.

Planning right

• Move furniture at least a few feet away from the shared wall.
• Hand a copy of the lab report to the soundproofing contractor.
• Schedule the insulation and soundproofing installers once air results are in.

Scope of work

Samples of each bathroom material, the MDH notice filed five days ahead, the doorway and hall sealed with negative air in the room, the walls and ceiling cut out wet in panels, the sheet vinyl lifted wet, leak-tight labeled bags, air samples and disposal with manifests. Fixtures out, the steam shower and the tile are the remodeler’s work.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1970s house in Eden Prairie are replacing their original upstairs bathroom with a steam shower. A steam room has to be sealed tight, so the remodeler takes the walls and ceiling down to the studs and joists.

The joint compound and the sheet vinyl test positive, while the old ceramic tile does not. The remodeler pulls the tub, toilet and vanity, then a licensed crew clears the room before demolition goes any further.

The goal

The goal is a bathroom down to bare studs and subfloor, so the steam shower can be framed and sealed.

Process

1. First visit In the upstairs bath, an MDH-certified inspector takes pieces of the wall, the ceiling, the floor and the old tile.
2. Before work The plumber disconnects the toilet, sink and tub while MDH’s five days run.
3. Day one Hall and doorway sealed, the walls and ceiling cut out wet and bagged.
4. Day two Sheet vinyl lifted, a HEPA clean, air samples and the haul.

Planning right

• Plan where everyone showers during the remodel.
• Keep the hall closet shut while the room is sealed.
• The remodeler can check the floor framing once the vinyl is up.
• The bathroom contractor should get a copy of the lab report.

Scope of work

Separate results for the tile and the mastic, written notice to MDH five days before work, plastic over the doorway, tile pried up by hand and the mastic wetted and scraped to bare concrete, every bag labeled, the room vacuumed with HEPA equipment and the waste hauled on a manifest. The tub, plumbing and new floor are extra.

Project overview

In this example, a family in a 1970s Chanhassen house wants a dog wash room. They plan to turn the small utility room on the lower level into a dog wash room, with a raised tub and a floor that can take water.

The old 9-inch tile and the mastic under it both test positive. A licensed crew takes the whole floor up in a day, so the plumber and the tile setter start on clean concrete.

The goal

The goal is bare concrete in the utility room, ready for the tub and a new floor.

Process

1. First visit Down in the utility room an MDH-certified inspector lifts a tile and scrapes its mastic as two samples.
2. Before work Utility room shelves are emptied and carried out while the MDH notice runs.
3. Work day Plastic over the utility room doorway; tiles up, mastic wetted and scraped, slab left clean.
4. Then With the slab bare, the dog-wash tub is plumbed in and the flooring installer follows.

Planning right

• Keep the dogs upstairs or out of the house on the work day.
• Clear every shelf and box out of the room before the crew arrives.
• Tile in other lower-level rooms gets its own sample if it will be touched later.
• File the lab report with the house papers.

Scope of work

Samples of the siding and glazing, the MDH notice filed five days ahead, plastic on the driveway and along the wall, the shingles misted, the nails pulled and each piece taken off whole by hand, wrapped and labeled stacks, a pick-up of any chips and the haul with its manifest. Framing, windows and new siding are extra.

Project overview

In this example, the owners of a 1960s rambler in Shorewood no longer park in their one-stall garage and want it as a family room. Their builder will frame a wall and a window where the garage door was.

The gray cement shingles on the garage front test positive. A licensed crew takes them off whole in one day and wraps them in stacks, and the siding on the rest of the house stays in place.

The goal

The goal is bare sheathing across the garage front, so the builder can close in the door opening.

Process

1. First visit Out on the driveway, an MDH-certified inspector takes a shingle sample and a bit of window glazing.
2. Before work Cars and bikes leave the driveway so the crew can stage there after the MDH notice.
3. Work day Plastic down, shingles misted and taken off whole, stacks wrapped.
4. Then Chips picked up, the stacks hauled, and the builder starts framing.

Planning right

• Move cars and bikes off the driveway the night before.
• Siding on the rest of the house can stay where it is if it is not damaged.
• Have the builder check the sheathing once the shingles are off.
• Keep the manifest with the permit papers for the conversion.

Scope of work

A survey of both units, the MDH and MPCA notices, the two units sealed off from the hallway with negative air, the shared wall cut out wet in sections, the kitchen vinyl lifted wet, leak-tight labeled bags, air clearance before the units reopen and the haul with its manifest. Framing, the new kitchen and finishes are separate.

Project overview

In this example, the owner of a 60-unit building from the 1970s in Eden Prairie has two one-bedroom apartments empty at the same time. The plan is to open the wall between them and make one two-bedroom with a single kitchen.

The seams on the shared wall and the sheet vinyl in both kitchens test positive. With more than four units in the building, MPCA must hear about the job ten working days before it starts, and MDH gets its own notice too.

The goal

The goal is one open space across both units with no positive material left, ready for the builder.

Process

1. First visit Walking through the two empty units, an MDH-certified inspector collects about 12 samples.
2. Before work MDH and MPCA notified.
3. Days one and two Units sealed, the shared wall cut out, the kitchen vinyl lifted.
4. Day three Air clearance passes, and the builder gets the keys.

Planning right

• Bring the crew’s waste out by a back stair where the building has one.
• Keep both unit doors sealed and signed while work is under way.
• Keep the survey with the building records, where it lists each material sampled in both units.
• Line up the framing crew for the day after air clearance.