Basement floor tile lifted where a plumber will cut the slab to replace an old drain line
Example project
- Home
- 1960s one-story rambler in Fridley with vinyl tile on the basement floor and an old cast iron drain under the slab
- Original request
- Replace a cracked section of the drain line, which means saw-cutting a trench in the basement floor
- Testing
- An MDH-certified inspector samples the floor tile, the dark adhesive below it and the wall joint compound by the trench
- Found
- Positive for asbestos: the basement vinyl tile and the adhesive holding it
- Clear
- No asbestos in the joint compound
- Area
- About 50 sq ft along the trench line
- Timeline
- Five-day notice, then one working day
- Cost
- $1,700
In this example, a camera inspection shows a cracked section of the old cast iron drain under the basement floor of a 1960s rambler in Fridley. The plumber will saw a trench through the slab to reach it, and the floor along that line is covered in old vinyl tile.
