One room or one project
A kitchen or bath remodel needs samples only from what the work will cut, sand or remove. Add a room to the plan and that room is sampled as well.
Asbestos Testing and Surveys in St. Louis Park
Typical cost in St. Louis Park
- Testing a few materials, up to about 4 samples$300 – $600+
- Asbestos survey before a remodel, one house$400 – $1,000+
- Asbestos survey before tearing down a house$800 – $2,000+
- Survey of a small commercial or apartment building$1,500 – $4,000+
Planning to open a wall, pull up a floor or replace a furnace? We arrange for an MDH-certified inspector to take small samples of the materials in the way, and an accredited lab tests each one. The written results tell you, room by room, what your other trades can work on and what needs licensed removal.
We book testing for homeowners, condo associations, landlords and builders in St. Louis Park, Golden Valley and Robbinsdale.
What we can test
The whole building before a teardown
Before any structure is demolished, MPCA requires an inspection by an MDH-certified asbestos inspector. The inspector works through the whole building, from the finishes inside to the insulation on the mechanicals and the siding and roof outside.
How the lab reports
We send samples only to labs holding NVLAP or AIHA accreditation. You get a percentage back for each one. In Minnesota, a reading above 1 percent means the material is treated as asbestos-containing.
Newer buildings
Buildings finished after October 1988 are a special case. If the architect or builder writes a letter saying no asbestos went in, MDH takes it instead of an inspection, so sampling can be skipped.
Who needs a survey
No single Minnesota rule makes every homeowner order a survey before a project. These situations do call for one, though. Any demolition needs one. So do crews with employees, and so do public or commercial buildings.
Crews with employees
If you hire a remodeler, their crew is covered by this rule. Any company whose employees will remodel, restore or demolish part of a building that may contain asbestos needs a qualified person to survey that space first.
Commercial and public buildings
Public and commercial buildings must be inspected before any renovation or demolition, no matter when they were built.
Hennepin County teardowns
County inspectors ask for the asbestos survey and report when they inspect a property before demolition.
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