Our 1951 house near the mill has shingles that ring when you knock on them. Asbestos?

That hard ring is typical of cement asbestos shingle and the age fits. Send us two photos and we will tell you whether it is worth a $40 to $90 lab sample, which is the only way to be certain either way.

What is the price for a small one story here?

A one story mill house with 1,000 to 1,400 square feet of siding runs $6,500 to $11,500 including the $384 Southwest Clean Air Agency notice and disposal. A matching shed adds its own square footage to the same notice.

Does the 10 day wait apply if the house is empty?

Yes. The wait is tied to the notice, not to who is living in the house. The only way to skip it is the owner occupant doing the work personally under the $39 notice, which does not apply to an empty house you are fixing to sell or rent.

Where does the siding actually go after you take it down?

To a landfill on the Southwest Clean Air Agency approved asbestos disposal list, double bagged or wrapped, labeled and logged on a waste shipment record. You get a copy of that record for your file and for the buyer at sale time.

Service area · ZIP 98671

Asbestos siding removal in Washougal, WA

Mill housing near the Pendleton woolen mill and the river: 1940s to 60s houses on the older grid south of E Street are the fit, while the east side tracts that drive the 1998 median are not.

Call (360) 838-1233

Washougal has had a working mill since 1912, and the small houses on the grid between the mill, the river, and E Street were built for the people who worked there, mostly from the 1940s through the 1960s. Those are the houses with cement asbestos shingle, usually on one story with a short gable, and often with a matching shed or garage out back.

The east side of town is different. The subdivisions out past the high school and up the hill went in during the 1990s and 2000s, and they have no asbestos siding at all. If you are looking at a house in that part of Washougal and the inspector mentions transite, ask for a lab result before you believe it.

Older Washougal houses are a short drive for us and sit on quiet streets with room to park a trailer, which keeps them at the low end of the table. Burnt Bridge Siding Removal handles the lab sample, the SWCAA filing, and the removal, and we hand your siding crew a clean wall with the paperwork done.

Working near the river

River lots along the Washougal can be damp and the ground plastic needs to be weighted down, never just laid flat. We also keep wash water out of the bank. Small details, but they are what the agency asks about if a neighbor calls.

Mill grid, E Street, and the river blocks

the Pendleton mill
E Street
Washougal River
Reflection Plaza
Hathaway Park
Steamboat Landing

Pricing in Washougal 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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What Washougal callers ask first

Our 1951 house near the mill has shingles that ring when you knock on them. Asbestos?: That hard ring is typical of cement asbestos shingle and the age fits. Send us two photos and we will tell you whether it is worth a $40 to $90 lab sample, which is the only way to be certain either way.
What is the price for a small one story here?: A one story mill house with 1,000 to 1,400 square feet of siding runs $6,500 to $11,500 including the $384 Southwest Clean Air Agency notice and disposal. A matching shed adds its own square footage to the same notice.
Does the 10 day wait apply if the house is empty?: Yes. The wait is tied to the notice, not to who is living in the house. The only way to skip it is the owner occupant doing the work personally under the $39 notice, which does not apply to an empty house you are fixing to sell or rent.
Where does the siding actually go after you take it down?: To a landfill on the Southwest Clean Air Agency approved asbestos disposal list, double bagged or wrapped, labeled and logged on a waste shipment record. You get a copy of that record for your file and for the buyer at sale time.

Price a Washougal mill house

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