Asbestos Removal in Wood Village

Wood Village is a small city with a big share of manufactured homes and 1970s houses. We test before any remodel or teardown, remove what the lab confirms, and handle the DEQ paperwork and disposal.

More than a quarter of Wood Village’s homes are mobile or manufactured homes, and close to a third were built in the 1970s.

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Empty 1970s rambler with popcorn ceilings through the living room and hall, bare floors and plastic sheeting rolled out

Example project

Bath and hall flooring cleared in a double-wide for a walk-in shower

Example project

Home: 1970s double-wide in Wood Village, lived in by an owner who now uses a walker
Original request: A walk-in shower in place of the tub, and one level floor through the bath and the hall
Testing: Samples of the sheet vinyl, its backing and the glue in the bath and the hall
Found: Asbestos in the sheet vinyl backing in both rooms
Clear: No asbestos in the glue, the tub surround or the wall panels
Area: About 180 sq ft of bath and hall floor
Timeline: Notice to DEQ ten days ahead, then two days of work while the owner is away
Cost: $2,800

In this example, the owner of a 1970s double-wide in Wood Village needs a walk-in shower and a level floor from the bedroom to the bath, so a walker rolls without catching. The old sheet vinyl has to come up first.

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Services we offer

Manufactured home work

Ceiling, floor and wall panel testing, then removal of anything positive. Our manufactured home asbestos removal page covers owner-occupied and rented homes.

Testing

Asbestos testing and surveys for a single room or a whole building, done by an accredited inspector.

Ceilings

Positive texture is friable and comes down wet inside a sealed room. See popcorn ceiling removal.

Floors

Old tile, sheet vinyl and the adhesive below are removed down to the subfloor under sheet vinyl and floor tile removal.

Homes in Wood Village

The 1970s built more homes in Wood Village than any other decade, and over half the city’s housing is older than 1980. Apartment buildings of five or more units are rare, under 1 in 20 homes.

Manufactured homes

Oregon treats a manufactured home as a residential building. One built before 2004 needs an accredited survey before a renovation or demolition, unless the owner lives in it and is doing a remodel personally.

1970s houses

Sprayed ceilings, sheet vinyl, tile and siding from that decade are the materials to sample first. Each layer gets its own result.

Census Reporter: Wood Village housing Oregon DEQ: asbestos in housing

Permits and the state rules

Wood Village’s permits page lists demolition permits but doesn’t mention asbestos. The state rules carry the weight here. Survey first, DEQ notice 10 days before friable work or five days before nonfriable work, then removal and disposal at a DEQ-permitted landfill.

City of Wood Village: permits and inspections Oregon DEQ: asbestos survey requirements OAR 340-248-0260 notification

A 1960s laundry room with the machines moved out and 9-inch tiles lifted to show black adhesive

Frequently asked questions

Can I remove asbestos from my own manufactured home?

You can, as the owner living in it, though DEQ strongly advises hiring a pro. Renting it out or planning to demolish it ends that option. Bags, labels and a permitted landfill are required either way.

Where does the waste go?

To a DEQ-permitted asbestos landfill, with its shipment form. The landfill must approve each load, and DEQ suggests calling at least a day ahead.

Does the city need to see the survey?

Its permits page doesn’t say so. Ask the City of Wood Village when you apply for a demolition permit, and keep the survey report on site either way.

Oregon City owners can read asbestos removal in Oregon City or the home page.

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