Asbestos Removal in University Park

Older houses bring more kinds of material to sort through. Richardson Asbestos Removal helps University Park homeowners find out what is in plaster, floors, ceilings and pipes before a remodel or a rebuild, and removes what tests positive.

University Park is a small city of about 7,400 homes, but one in four was built before 1950, where in Richardson fewer than 1 in 100 was.

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A 1930s bedroom with plaster partly removed down to the wood lath, plastic sheeting over the floor

Example project

Plaster, pipe wrap and old floors cleared from a 1930s house before it is rebuilt larger

Example project

Home: 1930s two-story house in University Park, about 2,200 sq ft, over a crawl space
Original request: Replace the house with a larger new one on the same lot
Survey: Rooms, crawl space and attic: 24 samples
Positive: Wrapped hot-water pipes in the crawl space, a textured skim coat on the plaster walls of two rooms, and the sheet vinyl and glue in the kitchen and a bath
Clear: The plaster itself, the roof and the attic
State notice: None for a single house
Estimated removal cost: $15,000

In this example, the owners of a 1930s house in University Park plan to replace it with a larger new one. The survey covers the rooms, the crawl space and the attic. Wrapped hot-water pipes in the crawl space, a textured skim coat on the plaster walls of two rooms, and the sheet vinyl and glue in the kitchen and a bath are positive. The plaster itself and the roof are clear.

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Asbestos removal services

Plaster, floors and pipes

About 1,300 homes date from 1939 or earlier and another 570 from the 1940s. Houses that old can have plaster over lath, original flooring and pipe wrap, and EPA lists insulation on hot water and steam pipes among possible asbestos sources. Our testing and surveys sample only the surfaces your project reaches.

Later updates

An older house may have had a sprayed finish or new flooring added in a later update. Any popcorn ceilings and floor tile and mastic from that update should be tested before they are scraped or lifted.

Rebuilds

Thinking of replacing an older house with a new one? A single house is outside the state survey and notice rules, but a survey protects the crew and the neighbors. See pre-demolition abatement.

Condos and offices

Only about 17% of homes here are rented. Buildings with more than four units, including condos, follow the state rules, and so do offices and shops; see apartments and condos and commercial interior remodels.

Homes by decade

University Park’s housing is small but old. Census figures show about 7,400 homes, with 36.5% built before 1980 and 25.4% before 1950.

The postwar and later years

The 1950s supplied about 415 homes, the 1960s only 80 and the 1970s 330, and about 1,000 more date from the 1980s. Those numbers are small next to the older stock.

Permits and paperwork

Ask University Park’s building department which permit paperwork applies. A single house is outside the Texas asbestos rules, though OSHA rules cover the workers you hire; larger apartment buildings and commercial space are inside them.

Frequently asked questions

My house is from the 1930s. Is asbestos a concern?

It can be, in materials such as pipe wrap or furnace insulation, or in later additions like flooring and ceiling texture. A sample of what your project will disturb answers it, and EPA says only a lab test can.

I am tearing down and rebuilding. What do I need?

A single private residence demolished on its own needs no state notification. Ask the city for its permit steps, and consider a survey for the crew and the neighbors.

Nearby, see asbestos removal in Garland.

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