Asbestos Removal in Inver Grove Heights

In Inver Grove Heights we handle the asbestos side of a remodel, furnace swap or teardown, from lab testing through removal to the state notice and disposal records.

More than a third of homes here predate 1980, a larger share than in Eagan, so we sample before any remodel touches older surfaces.

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

Example project

Family room ceiling texture removed so a plumber can run drains for a new bathroom above

Example project

Home: 1970s two-story in Inver Grove Heights; the popcorn-ceiling family room sits right under an upstairs storage room
Original request: Turn an upstairs storage room into a full bath, with the drain and vent lines run through the family room ceiling
Testing: Two family room ceiling samples, taken by an MDH-certified inspector where the drains will pass
Found: Asbestos in the texture
Area: About 230 sq ft of ceiling
Work: Ceiling kept wet and scraped down to the drywall inside a plastic-lined room with filtered exhaust
Timeline: Five-day notice, then two working days
Cost: $2,600

In this example, a family in Inver Grove Heights is adding a bathroom upstairs in their 1970s two-story. The only way to reach the main stack is through the family room ceiling, so the plumber will open a long strip of it.

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Asbestos removal services

Testing first

Start with asbestos testing, which covers sampling for a remodel and the full inspection a teardown needs, with an accredited lab result for each material.

Textured ceilings

If the bumpy texture in a living room or hallway tests positive, it comes off wet and bagged under popcorn ceiling removal.

Laundry, kitchen and entry floors

Our floor tile and sheet vinyl removal page shows how a laundry, kitchen or entry floor is sampled one layer at a time before any positive tile or glue is pried up by hand.

Furnaces and ductwork

New furnace on order? Wrap around the old unit and its ducts is sampled first, then stripped under duct and furnace insulation removal so the installer finds bare metal.

Walls

Seams, screw holes and patches can each hold a different compound, which is why our drywall and joint compound removal page starts every wall job with samples.

Additions and teardowns

When the work spreads across a kitchen, a bath and the lower level at once, remodel and demolition abatement keeps each positive layer in the right order.

Inver Grove Heights housing

The 1990s were the city’s busiest decade, adding about a quarter of today’s homes. The median home dates from 1990, the 1970s added more than 1 in 6, three quarters are one-unit homes and renters occupy fewer than 1 in 4.

Homes from the 1960s and 1970s

Those two decades built close to 3 in 10 homes in the city. Sample ceiling texture, floors, joint compound and duct wrap room by room before a remodel.

Census Reporter: Inver Grove Heights housing Minnesota Department of Health: asbestos in homes

Permits in Inver Grove Heights

Two MPCA forms appear among the documents on the city’s building permits page, the demolition and renovation notification and the notification of asbestos-related work. Whether your job needs either depends on the building and the amount of asbestos, so talk to us before you set dates.

City of Inver Grove Heights: building permits and inspections

A 1960s kitchen floor of sheet vinyl lifted at one edge to show the gray felt backing

Frequently asked questions

Who files the state notice?

Filing the MDH notice is the licensed asbestos contractor’s job, and a homeowner can’t do it. On a site with two or more licensed contractors, every one of them submits a separate notice.

Can landlords do their own removal?

Not once the job involves more than the state amounts, because the owner-occupant exemption doesn’t cover rentals. At or below those amounts, MDH still recommends a licensed contractor.

What does the lab count as asbestos-containing?

Anything above 1 percent asbestos, the line set in Minnesota law. The lab doing the count should hold NVLAP or AIHA accreditation.

Can asbestos go out with demolition debris?

If some is left in the section being demolished, MPCA says the entire debris load becomes asbestos waste. Abatement finished two or more days ahead avoids that.

For an older housing stock than this one, see asbestos removal in West St. Paul, or head back to our main page.

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