Asbestos Removal in Gresham

At Gresham Asbestos Removal, we make asbestos removal quick and easy for homeowners and property managers alike. Our proven methods include a decade of experience, reliable professionals, guaranteed work, and affordable pricing. Call now for a free, personalized quote, no obligation.

For us, every project is unique and we always focus on your home's needs. Whether you are refreshing one unit or preparing a larger renovation, we begin with the building's use and the desired end result. Flooring, ceiling finishes, insulation and exterior materials all get their own place in our careful planning. Scroll down to learn more about asbestos removal and our unique approach.

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Upper floor of a 1960s split-level with a painted popcorn ceiling, plastic over the floor and walls, and the half-flight stair

Survey results before the price
Friable work by a DEQ-licensed crew
Waste to a DEQ-permitted landfill
Houses and manufactured homes

Example project

Ceiling texture that fell during a reroof, cleaned up and taken down upstairs

Example project

Home: Two-story Gresham house from the 1970s with three bedrooms upstairs
Original request: Clean up texture that fell onto the upstairs floors during a reroof, then smooth the ceilings
Testing: At least three samples from each textured area upstairs, plus the debris; the texture is positive
Area: About 650 sq ft of ceiling in three bedrooms, the hall and the upstairs bath
Work: Upstairs sealed under negative pressure after the 10-day DEQ notice; debris cleaned up wet, texture scraped
Timeline: Ten-day notice, then four working days
Cost: $7,500

In this example, a roofing crew replaces the roof on a 1970s house in Gresham. The hammering shakes flakes of ceiling texture onto the beds and floors upstairs, and the owners shut those rooms and ask for a test.

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Asbestos testing and surveys Popcorn ceiling removal Sheet vinyl and floor tile removal Cement siding and roofing removal Pre-demolition abatement Manufactured home asbestos removal

Asbestos removal services

Front entry of a 1970s split-level with small taped sample spots on the ceiling, wall and floor and sample bags on a step

Emptied 1970s bedroom with a popcorn ceiling marked by a brown water stain

Asbestos testing and surveys

Is there asbestos in the ceiling, the floor or the siding? A lab answers that. For a home built before 2004, Oregon requires an accredited inspector to survey the work area before a renovation and the whole building before a demolition, with an exception for owners remodeling the home they live in. We book the inspector, and the report tells us exactly what we are quoting.

Popcorn ceiling removal

Gresham’s biggest group of homes went up in the 1970s, and sprayed ceilings from that time deserve a test before anyone scrapes them. Positive texture is friable, so a DEQ-licensed contractor has to take it down. We seal the room under negative pressure and remove the texture wet.

Front hall of a 1960s house with patterned sheet vinyl cut back, plastic on the walls and a half bath door open

A 1940s one-story house with some gray cement shingles taken off one wall, showing painted wood lap siding underneath

Sheet vinyl and floor tile removal

Hallways, kitchens and laundry rooms can carry sheet vinyl or tile with an adhesive layer below. Each layer gets its own lab result. Sheet vinyl is always friable, so it needs a DEQ-licensed abatement crew. Only intact vinyl tile is nonfriable, and a contractor licensed with the Construction Contractors Board (CCB) can lift it after filing a nonfriable notice with DEQ.

Cement siding and roofing removal

DEQ names cement siding and roofing as nonfriable materials. We take shingles and panels off in whole pieces, wrap them, and file the nonfriable notice at least five days before we start. Flat and built-up roofing needs a plan of its own, because Metro transfer stations refuse it even when tests come back clean.

Older wood-sided house fenced off for demolition, with a plastic-lined dumpster, wet gravel and fir trees under a gray sky

Pre-demolition abatement

A teardown starts with a survey of the entire structure, and no owner exemption applies. Gresham’s demolition permit application warns that the work may fall under asbestos and lead-paint rules, and it asks contractors to call the Building Division at least 48 hours before removal or demolition. We clear the asbestos so the demolition crew can start.

Manufactured homes

Older 1970s single-wide manufactured home with metal siding, skirting and small porch steps, fir trees behind and an overcast sky

Manufactured home asbestos removal

Oregon counts a manufactured home as a residential building, so the survey rule for homes built before 2004 covers it too. We test the ceilings, floors and wall panels a remodel will reach, then remove what is positive. Owners who live in the home have the same choices as any other owner-occupant.

Asbestos testing and removal costs

Nearly 5 in every 10 Gresham homes were built before 1980, making asbestos a common issue in our community. Our price ranges cover hired labor, materials, containment, lab fees and disposal for typical jobs in Gresham, Wood Village and Oregon City. Expect the low figure for a small job with easy access, and the top for bigger areas, occupied buildings, second stories or extra air tests.

Asbestos testing and surveys

Testing a few materials, up to about 4 samples$300 – $600+
Asbestos survey before a remodel, one house$400 – $1,000+
Asbestos survey before tearing down a house$800 – $2,000+

What is included

An accredited inspector samples each suspect material, the lab reports every layer separately, and the written report covers the work area for a remodel or the whole building before a teardown.

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Popcorn ceiling removal

One room ceiling, about 150 to 250 sq ft$1,500 – $3,700+
Several rooms or one floor, about 600 to 1,000 sq ft$4,600 – $11,500+
Whole house, about 1,500 to 2,000 sq ft of ceiling$8,500 – $21,000+

What is included

The texture tested first, the room emptied and sealed under negative pressure once DEQ has had its 10-day notice, then the texture misted, scraped into double bags and hauled, with a final clean. Skim coat and paint are extra.

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Sheet vinyl and floor tile removal

One bathroom or laundry floor, about 50 to 100 sq ft$1,000 – $2,500+
One kitchen or large room, about 150 to 300 sq ft$1,500 – $4,200+
Several rooms, about 500 to 1,000 sq ft$3,300 – $10,000+

What is included

Sheet vinyl and tile tested layer by layer. Vinyl with an asbestos backing is friable work on a 10-day notice; unbroken tile comes up whole after five days. The adhesive, bagging, the haul and cleanup are included, and new flooring is extra.

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Cement siding and roofing removal

Siding on one wall, garage or shed, about 200 to 400 sq ft$2,100 – $5,500+
Siding on a one-story house, about 1,200 to 1,800 sq ft of wall$8,500 – $21,000+
Siding on a two-story house, about 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft of wall$13,500 – $33,000+

What is included

Cement shingles and panels kept wet, lifted off whole once the five-day notice has run, wrapped and taken to a permitted landfill, and the ground below picked clean. New siding costs extra, and roofing is priced after its own survey.

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Pre-demolition abatement

Abatement of a whole house before tear-down$8,500 – $25,000+

What is included

Whatever the whole-building survey flags, removed from the house, garage or shop before demolition, along with the DEQ notices and the landfill haul. Survey and wrecking are separate prices.

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Manufactured home asbestos removal

One room of a manufactured home, ceiling or floor, about 150 to 250 sq ft$1,500 – $3,700+
All ceilings or all floors of a manufactured home, about 800 to 1,000 sq ft$5,000 – $12,500+
Asbestos survey of a manufactured home before a remodel or removal$600 – $1,500+

What is included

Testing of the ceilings, floors and wall panels a remodel will reach, containment, wet removal of what is positive, bagging, disposal and cleanup. New floors and panels are extra.

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Our process

Find out what is there

An accredited inspector samples every suspect material in the area you plan to change. Layers are reported one by one, so the floor, the adhesive and the texture each get a separate answer.

File with DEQ and prepare

Paperwork goes to DEQ first, and the wait only starts once DEQ has both the form and the fee. Friable jobs wait ten days and nonfriable jobs five. We use that time to book the crew and plan the seal.

Remove, pack and haul

Wet material goes into doubled 6-mil bags or equal sealed packaging, gets an asbestos label, and rides to the landfill with its shipment form. We only show up once the landfill has said yes.

Who can remove asbestos

Think of it as crumbly versus solid. Crumbly material such as texture, soundproofing or pipe wrap is work for a DEQ-licensed firm. Solid material such as cement siding, roofing or whole vinyl tile is open to a CCB-licensed contractor who files DEQ’s nonfriable notice.

Owners who live in their own house may take on the work themselves, unlicensed and without notice, even though DEQ strongly urges them not to. That right stops at rentals, businesses and houses about to be demolished.

Oregon DEQ: asbestos in housing Oregon DEQ: asbestos information for homeowners OAR 340-248-0250 exemptions

Gresham homes from the 1970s

About a quarter of Gresham’s homes date from the 1970s, more than from any other decade, and nearly half were built before 1980. Ceiling texture, sheet flooring and siding from those years are the materials we test first. A positive result is never assumed. The lab decides.

Census Reporter: Gresham housing

Serving Gresham, Wood Village and Oregon City

We also serve Wood Village and Oregon City. Call us for confirmation if your address is outside the area.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a survey to fix a small leak behind a wall?

Possibly. A needed repair that disturbs under 3 square feet or 3 linear feet can be exempt, if taking out asbestos isn’t the goal and safe methods are used. You can’t carve a larger job into small ones to qualify.

Will a transfer station take asbestos?

The regular Metro stations take none. Metro hazardous waste will accept two bags from a household per day, 25 pounds each at most. Past 50 pounds, or for any business, the load needs a permitted landfill, and Metro names Hillsboro Landfill and Wasco County Landfill in The Dalles.

How is the price worked out?

We look at the material, the square footage, whether it is friable, how easy it is to reach and how much setup the room needs. Notified jobs also pay a DEQ fee. A survey report lets us price the job from facts.

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