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Asbestos Removal in Coon Rapids

At Coon Rapids Asbestos Removal, we make asbestos removal quick and easy for homeowners and property managers alike. Our proven methods include a decade of experience, reliable professionals, guaranteed work, and affordable pricing. Call now for a free, personalized quote, no obligation.

For us, every project is unique and we always focus on your home's needs. Whether you are refreshing one unit or preparing a larger renovation, we begin with the building's use and the desired end result. Flooring, ceiling finishes, insulation and exterior materials all get their own place in our careful planning. Scroll down to learn more about asbestos removal and our unique approach.

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Asbestos testing and inspectionsPopcorn ceiling removalFloor tile and mastic removalPipe, duct and furnace insulation removalVermiculite attic insulation removalRemodel and demolition abatement

Asbestos removal services

Entry of a 1970s split-level house with small taped sample spots on the ceiling, wall and floor and sealed sample bags resting on a stepPainted popcorn ceiling on the upper floor of a 1960s split-level, with plastic over the floor and walls and the half-flight stair beyond

Asbestos testing and inspections

Plaster, tile and ceiling texture with asbestos look the same as they do without it, so only a lab can sort them. For a Coon Rapids job we bring in an MDH-certified inspector, who samples each surface the work will reach, and an accredited lab reports on every sample. Anything over 1 percent asbestos counts as asbestos-containing under Minnesota law, and those materials go on the removal list.

Popcorn ceiling removal

That bumpy cottage-cheese texture is one of the finishes MDH names as a possible asbestos material. If the lab confirms it in yours, our crew closes the room off, dampens the ceiling and scrapes the texture down into bags while a negative air machine runs. Your painter or drywaller then starts on a bare surface.

Small square vinyl tiles on an older kitchen floor, a few lifted to show black adhesive, with plastic sheeting along the wallsHeating duct and register boot covered in old white insulation in a basement

Floor tile and mastic removal

Before you lay a new floor, test the vinyl tile, the sheet goods and the glue holding them down. Minnesota’s flooring exemption for buildings of up to four units and single-family homes ended on July 1, 2021. Any layer that comes back positive we lift with hand tools, bagging each piece as it lets go.

Pipe, duct and furnace insulation removal

MDH counts boiler, duct, furnace and pipe insulation among the things in a house that can contain asbestos. Our crew soaks the covering, cuts it away in short sections and bags it, so your plumber or HVAC contractor starts on bare metal.

Loose gray-brown vermiculite filling the spaces between wood ceiling joists in an older attic, daylight from a small gable windowSide wall of a 1950s house with some gray cement siding shingles taken off and stacked in thick plastic on a pallet, plastic spread along the foundation

Vermiculite attic insulation removal

Loose fill that looks like small gold, gray or light brown pebbles on the attic floor may be vermiculite. Zonolite was a common brand. As long as nothing disturbs it, MDH says to leave it alone, and it wants a licensed contractor for any removal. If your wiring or insulation plans mean someone has to work up there, we take the fill out first.

Remodel and demolition abatement

A kitchen gut, a basement finish or a teardown can break into plaster, joint compound, siding, roofing or window glazing. Under state rules, asbestos comes out of any structure before renovation or demolition, and a house counts as a structure too. We do that removal up front, so your remodel or teardown begins on clean surfaces.

Asbestos testing and removal costs

More than 4 in every 10 Coon Rapids homes were built before 1980, making asbestos a common issue in our community. Our price ranges cover hired labor, materials, containment, lab fees and disposal for typical jobs in Coon Rapids, Anoka and Fridley. Expect the low figure for a small job with easy access, and the top for bigger areas, occupied buildings, second stories or extra air tests.

Asbestos testing and inspections

  • 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+
What is included

Samples taken by an MDH-certified inspector from what your job will touch, or from the whole building ahead of a teardown. An accredited lab tests every sample, and your written report names each material and its result.

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Pipe, duct and furnace insulation removal

  • Pipe insulation in a basement, about 50 to 150 ft of pipe$1,400 – $4,300+
  • Duct wrap and tape in one basement or crawl space$1,400 – $4,300+
  • Old boiler or octopus furnace with its insulation and nearby pipe$4,300 – $11,500+
What is included

The state notice filed ahead, the furnace or boiler area sealed off under negative air, wrap and tape soaked and cut off the metal, labeled leak-tight bags, final air samples and a manifest for the waste. Heating work is extra.

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Vermiculite attic insulation removal

  • Attic vermiculite or loose-fill, about 800 to 1,500 sq ft of attic$7,500 – $19,000+
What is included

Rooms under the attic and the hatch closed off, negative air in the attic, the fill vacuumed into sealed, labeled bags, joists cleaned down to the wood, air samples and disposal with a manifest. Fresh insulation is extra.

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Floor tile and mastic removal

  • One bathroom or laundry floor, about 50 to 100 sq ft$1,150 – $2,800+
  • One kitchen or large room, about 150 to 300 sq ft$1,700 – $4,800+
  • Several rooms or a basement, about 500 to 1,000 sq ft$3,800 – $11,500+
What is included

Separate samples of tile and adhesive, the state notice, the room closed off in plastic, tile pried up whole where it lets go, adhesive taken up wet, a HEPA clean and disposal. Your new floor is extra.

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Popcorn ceiling removal

  • One room ceiling, about 150 to 250 sq ft$1,700 – $4,300+
  • Several rooms or one floor, about 600 to 1,000 sq ft$5,000 – $13,500+
  • Whole house, about 1,500 to 2,000 sq ft of ceiling$9,500 – $24,000+
What is included

A sample from each textured area, furniture out and the room wrapped in plastic with negative air, texture dampened and scraped straight into bags, air samples, cleanup and disposal. Patching, skim coat and paint are extra.

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Remodel and demolition abatement

  • Abatement for one kitchen or bathroom remodel$1,900 – $5,500+
  • Abatement of a whole house before tear-down$9,500 – $28,500+
What is included

Removal of each positive material in your work area, or in a whole house ahead of a teardown, with the state notice and fee, manifests for each load and the records a demolition permit may call for. Testing is priced separately.

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Plaster, drywall and joint compound removal

  • One wall or a small patch, up to about 100 sq ft of wall$1,150 – $2,800+
  • One room of walls, about 300 to 500 sq ft$2,600 – $6,000+
  • Several rooms or one floor of walls$7,500 – $20,000+
What is included

Positive plaster, drywall or joint compound kept damp and removed behind plastic sheeting, then bagged and hauled, and an air test before you move back into the room. New walls are extra.

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Asbestos cement siding removal

  • Siding on one wall, garage or shed, about 200 to 400 sq ft$2,400 – $6,000+
  • Siding on a one-story house, about 1,200 to 1,800 sq ft of wall$9,500 – $24,000+
  • Siding on a two-story house, about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft of wall$15,000 – $38,000+
What is included

Siding lifted off in whole pieces while wet, wrapped, hauled with a manifest, and the ground below picked over by hand for chips. New siding is extra. Roofing is priced after we look at the roof.

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Apartment and commercial buildings

  • Small office, shop or apartment unit area, about 500 to 1,000 sq ft$4,800 – $14,000+
  • Larger floor or building section, about 2,500 sq ft$11,500 – $33,000+
What is included

Offices, shops and apartment buildings with five or more units: we review the survey, then handle containment, removal, air monitoring, both state notices and disposal. We price larger buildings once we have walked them.

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Our process

01

Samples and a site visit

Your first step is a walk-through with us. A certified inspector then samples each material inside the work area, or every material in the building when it is being torn down. That lab report, not a guess, is what we price from.

02

State notice and containment

Regulated jobs come with a waiting period. A licensed contractor, and nobody else, files written notice with MDH, and work can begin no sooner than five calendar days after that. When the day arrives, we hang plastic around the work area, set up a decontamination unit with a shower and start a HEPA negative air machine.

03

Removal, clearance and waste

We work wet the whole time, so dust stays down and every piece goes straight into a leak-tight bag with a label. Before any plastic is taken down, air samples are collected inside the work area. The bags then leave your property with a waste manifest, bound for a landfill that accepts asbestos.

Coon Rapids homes by decade

The 1980s built about a quarter of today’s Coon Rapids homes, more than any other decade, and the city’s median home dates from 1983. That still leaves plenty of older houses. More than 4 in every 10 went up before 1980, and the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s each added between a tenth and a sixth of the housing.

Knowing the year helps us decide where to sample, but it does not tell us whether asbestos is there. A building finished after October 1988 can skip the inspection when its architect or contractor writes a letter saying no asbestos went into it, which MDH accepts. For anything older, we take samples before we give you a price.

About a quarter of the occupied homes in Coon Rapids are rented, and close to 8 in 10 of all homes here are one-unit homes. Owners who rent out a house should know that the state exemption is for owners working in the single-family house they live in, which leaves regulated work in a rental to a licensed contractor.

Census Reporter: Coon Rapids housingMinnesota Department of Health: asbestos regulations pamphlet

Coon Rapids permits and state rules

Coon Rapids asks homeowners and contractors to get the right permits before they change a home, and its building permit application lists demolition as one type of work. Neither the building inspections page nor that application says anything about asbestos.

That leaves the state rules. Before any building is renovated or demolished, the asbestos must be out at least two days ahead. Separately, MPCA asks for ten working days’ notice before a regulated building comes down, such as a commercial building or a building with five or more apartments. Houses with four units or less are not covered unless the house was converted from a regulated use, one owner is demolishing several, or the house is in an urban renewal, highway or commercial development project.

City of Coon Rapids: building permits and inspectionsCity of Coon Rapids: building permit applicationMPCA: asbestos in demolition or renovationsMPCA: asbestos and demolition fact sheet

Serving Coon Rapids, Anoka and Fridley

We also serve Anoka and Fridley. Call us for confirmation if your address is outside the area.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a licensed contractor for a small amount?

Regulated work in a house begins when the job crosses any of three limits, and from then on an MDH-licensed asbestos contractor has to do it, unless the owner exemption below applies. Friable material on pipes counts by length, with the limit at more than 10 linear feet. On other surfaces it counts by area, with the limit at more than 6 square feet. If the friable material has no length or area you can measure, the limit is more than 1 cubic foot. At or below them the rules do not apply, though MDH stresses that unregulated material is not the same as safe material.

Can a homeowner do the removal?

We don’t recommend it, and MDH strongly urges a licensed contractor as well. State law lets a single-family homeowner who lives in the house do asbestos work there with no license and no permit fee. Coon Rapids landlords can’t use that allowance, and it doesn’t cover duplexes or apartment buildings either.

What if we find asbestos in the middle of a remodel?

Stop, leave the material where it is and call us. MDH does not see a surprise find in the middle of a project as an emergency, so the five-day notice still has to run its course. Testing before anyone opens a wall is how you keep the schedule moving.

How is the price worked out?

Our number comes after the lab report and a look at the space. By then we know the material and the amount, and we can count the labor hours. When you compare bids, check that each one names labor, air monitoring, disposal and the state permit fee. The state charges $35 for a small home job and 3 percent of the cost of the asbestos work for larger ones.

Where does the waste go?

Out of your home in wet, leak-tight containers with asbestos labels, and from there to a landfill that accepts it. A waste manifest stays with each load the whole way, and you can ask us for a copy.

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