Asbestos Removal in Golden Valley

From a kitchen remodel to a furnace change or a full teardown, Golden Valley projects start with a lab test of the materials in the way. We arrange that testing, remove whatever comes back positive, file the state notice before the work and leave you with the disposal records.

Golden Valley’s housing leans mid-century. About half of its homes date from the 1950s and 1960s, and more than 7 in every 10 went up before 1980.

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A 1960s living room with the carpet pulled back over 9-inch floor tiles and black adhesive

Example project

Basement floor tile lifted where new beam posts need footings

Example project

Home: Golden Valley rambler from the 1950s; the basement family room has a tile floor
Original request: Take out the wall between the kitchen and living room and carry the load on a new beam
Testing: An MDH-certified inspector takes one sample of the 9-inch tile and a separate one of the black adhesive
Found: Positive results for the 9-inch tile and for the black adhesive
Area: About 70 sq ft in two patches where the posts land
Work: Tile pried up whole, the adhesive taken off wet down to the concrete
Timeline: Five-day notice, then one working day
Cost: $1,950

In this example, the owners of a 1950s rambler in Golden Valley want one open room where the kitchen and living room now meet. A new beam will carry the load, and two posts under it need footings cut into the basement slab, right through the family room floor.

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Asbestos removal services

Sampling first

What we sample depends on the job. For a remodel it is only what the crew will cut, sand or tear out. A teardown is different, because the whole building has to be inspected first. Our asbestos testing page explains both.

Tile under carpet

Pull back the carpet or newer vinyl in a 1950s room and there may be old tile and black glue underneath. Our floor tile and mastic removal page covers lifting the positive layers.

Textured ceilings

A new ceiling light, a moved wall or a skylight all mean cutting into the ceiling. If it has texture, have it sampled before the saw comes out. A positive result moves the job to popcorn ceiling removal.

Basement heating

In the basement, wrapped heating lines, an old boiler or taped duct joints are handled through our pipe, boiler and duct insulation removal service.

Attic fill

Before more insulation goes into a Golden Valley attic, look at what is already there. Loose fill like small pebbles may be vermiculite, and our vermiculite attic insulation removal page explains the next step.

Bigger projects

Positive plaster, old window glazing, siding or roofing comes out before your builder starts, under remodel and demolition abatement.

Golden Valley homes

Golden Valley’s median home was built in 1966. Behind that number sits a big run of postwar building. The 1950s gave the city more of its homes than any other decade, over a quarter of today’s total, and the 1960s more than a fifth. Fewer than 1 in 10 homes are older than 1950.

Mid-century houses

A house from the 1950s or 1960s is worth testing before work starts. Its floor tile and mastic, textured ceilings, joint compound and taped ducts are all materials MDH names. Testing can also come back clean, and then your contractor goes ahead with no removal at all.

Who lives here

Most homes here are one-unit homes, about two-thirds of them, and fewer than 3 in 10 occupied homes are rented. If you own a rental, the rules do not bend for you. Your tenant’s home is tested the same way, and positive material above the state amounts is removed by a licensed crew.

Census Reporter: Golden Valley housing Minnesota Department of Health: asbestos in homes

Demolition permits in Golden Valley

Golden Valley’s demolition permit requirements sheet asks you to submit demolition documentation to MPCA and provide the receipt before the permit is issued. The sheet does not mention asbestos.

Hennepin County’s pre-demolition inspection reaches Golden Valley too, since the city lies in that county. Expect the inspector to look over your asbestos survey and report, the receipts from the abatement and the disposal manifests.

City of Golden Valley: demolition permit requirements Hennepin County: demolition waste

A 1960s laundry room with the washer and dryer still in place and floor tiles lifted in patches to show black adhesive

Frequently asked questions

Can I do the removal myself in Golden Valley?

Golden Valley follows the state rule here. The owner of a single-family house who lives in it can do the removal without a license or a permit fee. Above the state amounts, nobody else can do the removal without a license. Landlords, duplex owners and apartment owners hire a licensed crew for that work, and even for the owner-occupant, MDH strongly recommends licensed help.

Does my teardown need an MPCA notice?

Not if it is an ordinary house with four or fewer units. MPCA’s ten-working-day notice is meant for buildings of five units or more. A house is pulled back into the rule in three cases. It was converted from another use, it is one of several houses the same owner is demolishing, or the teardown is tied to a highway, commercial development or urban renewal project.

When must the asbestos be gone?

Plan for it to be gone two days ahead of the wrecking crew at the very least. Any left in the section being knocked down would turn that section’s debris into asbestos waste, every bit of it.

What happens to the waste?

Our crew mists it, makes sure every bag or drum is sealed tight and labeled, and fills out a waste manifest. The manifest travels with the load to a landfill that takes asbestos waste, and you keep a copy.

Robbinsdale has a page on asbestos removal that walks through the permit steps there. Every other service is on the home page.

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