10th street Reno
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January 1, 2008
Asbestos removal
During the inspection pre-purchase the engineer noted we had a lot of asbestos on the piping in the basement. Not being up to speed on these things we did think about just leaving it there but some friends noted that we could easily get taken to the cleaners if a pipe burst with the asbestos on it. We also found out that it may be a problem on the ground floor renovation with the dob aproval if it was still there. So much like all the other items that have come up we called round a few folks and here's the results... Liam and co from Leinster contracting did a great job.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22366270@N04/2154687382/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22366270@N04/2153894381/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22366270@N04/2153894629/
As you see from the above photos the asbestos had cracked in quite a few places and we didn't realise but this was all over the floor. The guys spray washed the entire basement and now we have the official document noting the full asbestos abatement. Just in case someone else is thinking of doing this you need a licensed pro which you can check on the NOV.gov web site.
Cost was $2400 and we had aprox 125 feet of piping to take care of. It took one day and i'd definitely reccomend Liam and the guys at Leinster contracting. Good guys.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22366270@N04/2153895071/?rotated=1&cb=1199199657161
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22366270@N04/2154689070/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22366270@N04/2153895305/
Happy new year all.
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What a relief to have that taken care of! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at January 2, 2008 8:56 AM
did you have to empty out the basement before abatement? I have to have it done, but I'm not sure where to store the things that I have down there. thanks!
Posted by: guest at January 2, 2008 3:35 PM
And what, pray tell, did you use as insulation on the piping after the purge?
Posted by: guest at January 2, 2008 7:40 PM
Just as an aside here, using copper tubing as steam piping is a terrible idea.
Most every boiler manufacturer advises against it.
I'll bet it's leaking right now and you don't know it.
Also, you've got no main air vent at the end of your steam system. Not good.
Posted by: Master Plvmber at January 2, 2008 7:55 PM
3.35 - we dont have too much in the basement and so we didn't move stuff out of the basement. The guys who did the work moved everything there onto the basement steps while working so no big deal. Probably worth moving things out of there i'd say but i guess it depends upon how much asbestos there is to remove. I'm sure the contractor would advise you.
7.40 - we just went down to the local lowes to get some for the pipes. We didn't want to spend too much on this as the next phase of renovation is potentially going to change our heating system. Perhaps these words will come back to haunt us....
Master plummer - There is a main air vent, you just dont see it in these pics. You're totally right on the copper pipes though and yes we do have a leak ! We're hoping to get through to the spring when this will be addressed with the next phase of the reno although the cost of the new kitchen / walls coming down / new bathrooms may mean this is spring 2009 !
Thanks all.
Posted by: 10thStreetReno at January 2, 2008 9:18 PM
Did you have that ceiling plaster tested? Plaster used in basements frequently contains asbestos. Unless you're sure the plaster is not ACM, you may not actually have a clean basement. Asbestos in plaster is usually less that ten percent and occurs only in spots (like baking soda in cake batter). Admittedly less scary than pipe lagging, and most people have no idea it's ever present in old plaster.
Posted by: guest at January 2, 2008 10:19 PM
You say you had "a lot" of asbestos. Presumably you had an independent, third party air quality monitor there to make sure the job was done according to code and that the air was clean after the job was completed? That's the law.
Posted by: guest at January 3, 2008 10:41 AM
is copper ok for the return lines ?
Posted by: guest at January 3, 2008 7:57 PM
Hi - quick question. Did you air test the basement? We used Liam as well, but didn't air test. Also, if you did, who did you use?
(And now there's the plaster to worry about...)
thanks.
Posted by: guest at January 3, 2008 9:26 PM
The plaster board is relatively new. less than 2 years. We didn't have it tested based on this but thanks for the heads up, not something I considered.
Air testing - no we didn't do that or at least not that I'm aware was done. Perhaps something we should do independently but to be honest we did this removal largely so we can proceed with the next stage of renovations. i.e. we required the document to say we were asbestos free which we now have.
Appreciate the comments everyone.
thanks
Posted by: 10thStreetReno at January 4, 2008 1:17 PM
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