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Asbestos Removal in Bloomington

At Bloomington 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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One-story 1950s rambler clad in gray cement shingle siding with wavy lower edges, a small concrete stoop and an attached single garage, maple leaves on the lawn
Asbestos testing and surveysPopcorn ceiling removalFloor tile and mastic removalAsbestos siding removalPipe, duct and vermiculite insulation removalRemodel and demolition abatement

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Front entry of a 1970s split-level with small taped sample spots on the ceiling, wall and floor and sealed sample bags set on a stepA 1970s living room with a bumpy popcorn ceiling, closed off with clear plastic sheeting for abatement

Asbestos testing and surveys

Asbestos can hide in a ceiling, a floor or a pipe wrap that looks like nothing special, so a Bloomington project starts with samples. An MDH-certified inspector takes small pieces from whatever your plan will disturb, and each one gets its own line in an accredited lab’s report. Materials that test clean need no asbestos work.

Popcorn ceiling removal

Bumpy sprayed ceilings are on MDH’s list of possible asbestos materials. When a lab confirms it in your ceiling, we tape plastic over the floor and walls, mist the texture and scrape it into sealed bags, and the painter or drywaller gets a bare ceiling to start from.

Small 1960s bathroom with the toilet taken out and speckled 9-inch floor tiles lifted to show black adhesive, plastic taped across the doorwaySide of a 1950s house with part of its gray cement shingle siding removed, the shingles wrapped in thick plastic on a pallet, sheeting on the ground and a ladder on the wall

Floor tile and mastic removal

Lifting an old floor can disturb the vinyl tile, the sheet flooring and the black glue all at once, and any of them may carry asbestos. Since July 1, 2021, that work falls under state asbestos rules in houses and buildings with up to four units. We take up each positive layer until the subfloor is bare for the new floor.

Asbestos siding removal

If your house wears gray cement shingles, test them before any exterior work. MDH lists asbestos siding and roof tiles with the home products known to contain asbestos. Shingles in good shape can stay put, but when new siding, an addition or a teardown means they must go, we take them off whole where they release and wrap them for a landfill that takes asbestos.

Basement heating duct and register boot covered in old white wrap insulationSmall 1960s kitchen cleared for a remodel, with patterned sheet vinyl cut up in strips, one wall opened to the studs and plastic hung over the doorways

Pipe, duct and vermiculite insulation removal

White wrap on heating ducts and pipes, tape at duct seams, boiler insulation and loose vermiculite in the attic all appear on MDH’s list of home asbestos materials. We remove what the lab confirms under containment, so your heating or insulation contractor can carry on.

Remodel and demolition abatement

Gutting a 1960s kitchen or bath can open up plaster, joint compound, old flooring and window glazing at the same time. Any of those that tests positive has to come out before the renovation or teardown starts, because state rules make no exception for houses. We abate the parts of your plan first, and the remodeler or wrecking crew follows on clean ground.

Asbestos testing and removal costs

More than 6 in every 10 Bloomington 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 Bloomington, Mendota Heights and Shakopee. 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 surveys

  • 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

Sampling by an MDH-certified inspector of each material your plan will disturb, or of the whole building before a teardown. An accredited lab returns a result for every sample, all written up in one report.

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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

The texture tested first and the MDH notice for licensed work. The room is emptied, wrapped in plastic and kept under negative air while the texture is wetted and scraped into bags. Air samples, cleanup and disposal follow. Finishing the ceiling 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

Tile, sheet flooring and adhesive tested layer by layer, the MDH notice, plastic around the work area, tile lifted by hand and adhesive removed wet, labeled bags, a HEPA wipe-down and disposal. The new floor is extra.

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Asbestos 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

Samples of the siding, the MDH notice, plastic laid along the foundation, shingles taken off whole and kept damp, wrapped and labeled for the landfill, and the ground picked clean. New siding is extra, and roofing is priced after we look at the roof.

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

Lab results for each wrap, tape or fill, then the MDH notice, a sealed area held under negative air, insulation soaked and bagged where it sits, air samples before the plastic comes down and a manifest for the haul. New insulation and heating work 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

We take out what the survey marked positive, room by room for a remodel or through the whole house before a teardown. The state notice and fee, disposal manifests and the paperwork a permit or county inspection asks for are included. The survey 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

Plaster, drywall or joint compound with a positive result, soaked and cut out inside plastic, bagged and hauled, plus an air test before you use the room again. New walls are extra.

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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 go over the survey, file the MDH and MPCA notices, build containment, remove the material with air monitoring and haul it away. Bigger buildings get a price after a walk-through.

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Our process

01

Samples and a site visit

First comes a look at the space and samples of the materials on your plan, taken by an MDH-certified inspector. When the lab report is back, we go through it with you and price only the materials that tested positive.

02

State notice and containment

A licensed contractor is the only one who can file the state notice, and MDH must have it in writing five calendar days or more before regulated work begins. When we set up, the work area is wrapped in plastic sheeting, a HEPA unit keeps the air pressure negative and the entrance gets a decontamination unit.

03

Removal, clearance and the landfill

Wet removal keeps dust down, so each material is misted as it comes away and packed in a leak-tight, labeled container. The plastic stays in place until the clearance air sampling is finished. Then a manifest goes with the waste to a landfill that will take asbestos.

Housing in Bloomington

Bloomington’s housing is mostly postwar. About 6 in every 10 homes date from 1950 to 1979, with the 1950s contributing more than a fifth, the 1970s about another fifth and the 1960s close to 18 percent. The median year built is 1972, and only about 6 in every 100 homes predate 1950.

A house from those decades may hold popcorn ceilings, vinyl tile and its adhesive, taped heating ducts or cement shingle siding, which are all on MDH’s list. The build year tells us where to sample first, and the lab tells us what each material actually contains.

Apartments are a big part of Bloomington too. Buildings of five or more units hold roughly one in three of the city’s homes, and renters live in about one in three occupied homes. If you own or manage one of those buildings, you set our entry times and the path the sealed bags take out, and we agree on both before setup.

Census Reporter: Bloomington housingMinnesota Department of Health: asbestos in homes

Bloomington permits and Hennepin County inspections

Bloomington treats two kinds of demolition differently. Taking down a whole structure has its own demo permit application, while gutting an interior for a remodel is applied for as a building permit for interior demo work. The city’s permit FAQ that explains this does not mention asbestos, so state and county rules set those steps.

Bloomington is in Hennepin County, so a teardown here gets a county inspection on top of the state rules. Before a home or a commercial property comes down, county staff check it and expect the owner or contractor to produce the disposal manifests, the abatement receipts, the survey with its report and the MPCA demolition notice. The county’s ordinance also says asbestos-containing materials come out before demolition or renovation, and we hand over our share of the file when we finish.

The city’s own construction specifications treat shingles, siding, vermiculite, floor tiles and transite found on a site as signs that demolition waste could contain asbestos.

City of Bloomington: building permit questionsCity of Bloomington: standard specifications for constructionHennepin County: demolition waste

Serving Bloomington, Mendota Heights and Shakopee

We also serve Mendota Heights and Shakopee. Call us for confirmation if your address is outside the area.

Frequently asked questions

Can I take out asbestos myself?

It depends on whose home it is, and in Bloomington about a third of occupied homes are rented. Landlords get no exemption from Minnesota’s licensing rules, and neither do rental units, duplexes or apartment buildings. The single exception is an owner working in the single-family house they live in, with no license or permit fee required, though MDH’s strong recommendation is to hire a licensed contractor even then.

When does a job need a licensed contractor?

Go by the amount of friable material your job will disturb in the home. For pipe covering the line is more than 10 linear feet of friable material, for other surfaces more than 6 square feet, and, where neither linear nor square feet can be measured, by volume more than 1 cubic foot. If your job is more than any one of those amounts, you need a licensed contractor. Coming in under them does not make the work safe, MDH warns.

What adds to the cost?

Cost depends on what the material is, how much area it covers and how many hours the crew needs. Labor, air monitoring, disposal and the state permit fee all sit inside a complete bid, so a single bedroom ceiling and a whole basement of tile and mastic land far apart. The permit costs $35 for a small home job. Larger jobs pay 3 percent of the cost of the asbestos work. We price from the lab report after we have seen the space.

Asbestos turned up mid-remodel. Can removal start right away?

The five-day notice still has to run first. MDH says a discovery in the middle of a project is not an emergency, so there is no shortcut. Leave the material undisturbed and call us. Testing before demolition day is how you avoid the stall.

Can I bring asbestos to a county drop-off?

No, Hennepin County’s drop-off facilities turn asbestos away. If pieces from an earlier repair are already sitting in a box or a bag, leave them where they are and mention them when you call, and we will add them to the job. Our crew packs everything wet in labeled, leak-tight containers, and a manifest follows each load to a landfill that accepts asbestos.

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