The Project File: Oak Park Asbestos Wrapped Chimney Removal
When we say the professionals at Asbestos Project Removal can do just about anything when it comes to asbestos abatement from residential and commercial properties we mean it.
Case in point; we recently removed asbestos from around a chimney pipe in an Oak Park home, and we can tell you it was quite the tight squeeze. As you can see by the attached photos, the pipe ran all the way up through the home’s attic space and our team performed our asbestos removal process in some pretty difficult circumstances.
Our Asbestos Removal Process
The first step in our process is to seal the area from where asbestos is being removed from the rest of the home with plastic sheeting that is 6mm thick. We then turn off the home’s heating and cooling system to prevent asbestos from contaminating the rest of the home during the process.
Next, our team installed our HEPA exhaust system, which creates negative pressure from inside the work area. This exhaust system was then vented outside through a carefully sealed opening in the attic.
Then, despite the heat of summer in an attic, our team dressed in our protective gear and began the process of carefully removing the asbestos wrapping from around the chimney. We placed all the asbestos materials in wrapped and sealed in double 6mm plastic bags.
As always, those bags were then placed in sealed fiber drums for proper disposal per local state and federal guidelines.
The entire chimney pipe was then HEPA vacuumed and wet wiped with amended water. For our final step, clearance air sampling was done by an I.D.P.H. licensed air sampling professional and air samples were analyzed by an independent lab.
About Asbestos Project Management
Asbestos Project Management has been serving the residents of Oak Park and the surrounding areas of Cook County sine 1984. In fact, we hold one of the first professional licenses for asbestos removal ever issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
We are fully certified in OSHA, IEPA & IDPH to ensure the health and safety of all of our customers. Our team is fast, reliable and focused on attention to detail. If you suspect your home or businesses have asbestos, contact us today for an asbestos removal estimate.
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