Service area · ZIP 98662, 98682

Asbestos siding removal in Orchards and Minnehaha, WA

The older cores along Fourth Plain and Covington Road are 1950s to early 1970s ranches sitting among newer subdivisions; the median year built reads 1997 only because the surrounding tracts are new.

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Orchards and Minnehaha look new on a map because of the subdivisions that filled in during the 1990s and 2000s, but the original houses along Fourth Plain, Covington and the side roads east of Andresen are 1950s to early 70s ranches on big lots that used to be orchard ground. That is the stock with cement asbestos siding, and because the lots are large, these houses often come with a detached garage or shop sided in the same material.

The square footage adds up on these properties. A ranch plus a 600 square foot shop can put a job over 2,000 square feet of siding, which stays in the $384 notice tier but moves the labor. We quote the house and the outbuilding as one job with one notice, which saves you a second fee and a second 10 day wait.

Burnt Bridge Siding Removal sees a lot of reside projects here where a homeowner has a siding contractor lined up and needs the removal done first. We coordinate the dates so the bare wall is ready the morning the siding crew arrives, with the manifest copy already in your email.

Shops, garages and the creek

The creek runs through this part of town, and lots that slope toward Burnt Bridge Creek need the ground plastic staked and the runoff watched. Wet siding is the whole method, so we manage where the water goes rather than skip the wetting.

Covington, Fourth Plain, and the old orchard roads

Pricing in Orchards and Minnehaha follows the same table as everywhere we work. The cost guide lists every range, and the SWCAA notice page explains the 10 day wait and who may legally do the work.

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Orchards questions before the siding crew comes

The house and the detached shop both have the cement siding. Is that two jobs?
One job, one notice. We measure both buildings, file a single Southwest Clean Air Agency notice for the total square footage, and schedule them back to back. A ranch plus a shop usually totals 1,800 to 2,400 square feet and lands between $12,000 and $22,000.
My siding contractor said he can take it off if he wets it. True?
No. In Washington only a certified asbestos abatement contractor may remove asbestos containing material for pay, wet or not. A siding contractor who removes it risks L&I fines and leaves you with no manifest. Have him start the morning after we finish.
How do I know the siding is transite and not fiber cement?
Age is the first clue: fiber cement without asbestos was not common here until the late 1980s. A lab sample is the only sure answer, and at $40 to $90 it is cheaper than guessing in either direction.
What about the roof on the shop? It looks like the same material.
Corrugated cement board roofing on shops and barns is the same asbestos cement product. We can include it in the same notice and the same visit. Roof panels are priced by the square foot like siding, with an access adjustment for pitch.

One quote for the house and the shop

Address and a photo. A range today, the exact number after we measure.

4 siding jobs are still open on this month's calendar. The 10 day SWCAA wait starts the day we file.

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