Vinyl tile
Tile that stays intact is nonfriable. DEQ’s guidance is to wet it, lift it with a wide putty knife or floor scraper, keep it whole and never use power tools on it. A five-day notice applies.
Asbestos Floor Tile and Sheet Vinyl Removal in Tigard
Typical cost in Tigard
- One bathroom or laundry floor, about 50 to 100 sq ft$1,000 – $2,500+
- One kitchen or large room, about 150 to 300 sq ft$1,500 – $4,200+
- Several rooms, about 500 to 1,000 sq ft$3,300 – $10,000+
Floors in 1970s and 1980s houses can hold vinyl tile, sheet vinyl and adhesive in the same room. We sample each one, remove what tests positive and hand the room back ready for underlayment.
Tile and sheet vinyl follow different DEQ rules, and the difference decides the notice, the containment and who may do the work. Floor work covers Tigard, King City and Durham.
Tile, sheet and adhesive
Sheet vinyl
Asbestos-backed sheet flooring never qualifies as nonfriable with DEQ. Only a licensed abatement contractor may take it up, and the notice goes in 10 days before.
Adhesive
Black mastic and other floor glues are tested as their own layer. The plan for the adhesive is set before the tile comes up.
Before the installer arrives
Clear the room
Furniture and appliances come out first, and vents and doorways are sealed with 6-mil plastic.
Check the next layer down
If the floor sits over an older floor, that layer needs a result too before the installer cuts or nails through it.
Keep the paperwork
The survey report has to be on site while the work goes on, and Metro asks for results before it takes remodel debris from a pre-2004 home.
Ceilings too? Read popcorn ceiling removal, or head back to our home page.
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