Building 15 ACM Report 2006.pdf

E. ROBERTS ALLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

101 Fountain Place Building

Suite 3A 207 East Main Street

Johnson City, Tennessee 37604

GS 10F 0165R

FOR

JAMES H. QUILLEN VA MEDICAL CENTER

PROJECT 621-05-115

LBP / Asbestos Risk Assessment/Abatement Plan

ASBESTOS REPORT

27 JANUARY 2006

Contractor is registered with the Central Contractor Registration Database.

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number: 09-982-4278

Contractor's Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN): 58-1387802

VA Medical Center Asbestos Survey Sample Results Page 1 of 2

4.3 Building 15

E. Roberts Alley & Associates, Inc. U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs December 2005 Project No. 2005-0731 VA Contract GS-10F-0165R VA Project No. 621-05-115

Building Description:

Building 15 is a two-story dwelling with a small basement. It is currently being used as a hospice house. The front of the residence faces south and has a concrete porch extending along the entire south side. The dwelling is wood frame construction. The exterior of the residence is covered in wood siding, with a brick foundation. Doors and windows are constructed of wood, with additional metal storm windows enclosing most of the original windows. The interior of the basement is constructed of brick walls with a concrete floor. The wooden sub-flooring and floor joists are exposed. There is plaster on the stairwell leading to the first floor. The heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) unit and ductwork are located in the basement. There is foam insulation on the copper piping for the hot water heater. There is no other pipe insulation in the basement.

The first and second floors are constructed of plaster ceilings and walls. The plaster ceilings have a textured appearance on both the first and second floors. There is gypsum wallboard encasing the plaster ceiling on some of the ceilings of the second floor. The first floor kitchen, laundry room, and bathroom are covered in vinyl sheet flooring on wooden sub-flooring. The second floor bathrooms also are covered in vinyl sheet flooring on wooden sub-flooring. The remainder of floors in the dwelling is hardwoods covered with carpeting. The attic is wood construction with loose fibrous insulation.

Sampling Strategy:

The building was surveyed for materials suspected of containing asbestos. Samples of suspect surfacing and miscellaneous materials were observed. No suspect thermal system insulation was identified. Roofing materials were excluded from the survey, as per the scope of work.

Thirteen (13) samples of building materials were collected for asbestos analysis.

♦ Two samples of ceiling texture were collected, one from each floor.

♦ Two samples of wall material were collected. A plaster sample was collected from the basement and a wallboard sample was collected from the second floor.

♦ Three samples of flooring were collected, one from the first floor kitchen, and one from each of the second floor bathrooms.

♦ One sample of attic insulation was collected.

♦ Five samples of window glazing were collected from the exterior of the dwelling, two on the south side, two on the west side, and one from the east side. Originally two samples were collected, but inconclusive results led to collecting three additional samples.

VA Medical Center Asbestos Survey Sample Results Page 2 of 2

4.3 Building 15

E. Roberts Alley & Associates, Inc. U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs December 2005 Project No. 2005-0731 VA Contract GS-10F-0165R VA Project No. 621-05-115

Discussion of Results:

Asbestos containing material (ACM) was identified in flooring materials and exterior window glazing. The ACM flooring is located in the kitchen / laundry room / bathroom area of the first floor and also in the north bathroom of the second floor.

The kitchen / laundry room / bathroom flooring is a single layer of vinyl sheet flooring over wood sub-flooring covering the three contiguous rooms, totaling approximately 525 square feet.

The second floor bathroom has a single layer of vinyl sheet flooring on wood sub-flooring, totaling approximately 50 square feet.

The first sample of window glazing collected on the south side of the dwelling was determined to be ACM and the sample from the west side was negative. Re-sampling of these locations proved both areas to be negative. In addition, a third re-sampling was conducted, obtaining one sample from the east side of the dwelling. This sample also proved to be asbestos-containing. Since two samples of the window glazing were found to be asbestos containing, all of the window glazing for this building will be considered ACM, totaling approximately1,000 lf.

TABLE A: ASBESTOS SAMPLING RESULTS VA MEDICAL CENTER

BUILDING 15

SAMPLE

NO. LOCATION MATERIAL DESCRIPTION ASBESTOS CONTENT

Basement

15A-01 Stairwell Plaster Brown Cementitious No Asbestos Detected

First Floor

15A-02a Kitchen Flooring Brown Vinyl 20%Chrysotile 15A-02b Kitchen Flooring Brown Mastic No Asbestos Detected 15A-03 NE Bedroom Ceiling Texture White Powder No Asbestos Detected

Second Floor

15A-04 NE Room Ceiling Texture White Powder No Asbestos Detected 15A-05 NE Bedroom Wallboard Gray Cementitious No Asbestos Detected 15A-07a N Bathroom Flooring Brown Vinyl 20% Chrysotile 15A-07b N Bathroom Flooring Tan Mastic No Asbestos Detected 15A-08a W Bathroom Flooring Gray Tile No Asbestos Detected 15A-08b W Bathroom Flooring Tan Mastic No Asbestos Detected

Attic

15A-06 Attic Attic Insulation Brown Fib. No Asbestos Detected

Exterior

15A-09 South Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle 2% Chrysotile 15A-010 West Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected 15A-011 South Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected 15A-012 West Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected 15A-013 East Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle 3% Chrysotile

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA Contract GS-10F-0165R VA Project No. 621-05-115 December 2005

TABLE B: SUMMARY OF ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS VA MEDICAL CENTER

BUILDING 15

SAMPLE

NO. LOCATION DESCRIPTION ASBESTOS CONTENT APPROXIMATE QUANTITY

15A-02a First Floor Kitchen Brown Vinyl 20%Chrysotile 525 sf

15A-07a Second Floor North Bathroom Brown Vinyl 20% Chrysotile 50 sf

15A-09 Exterior, South Tan Brittle 2% Chrysotile 15A-013 Exterior, East Tan Brittle 3% Chrysotile

Flooring

Window Glazing

1,000 lf

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

VA MEDICAL CENTER ASBESTOS SAMPLING LOCATIONS BUILDING 15

15A-01

Basement

Stairwell

Wall Plaster

15A-02

First Floor

Kitchen

Vinyl Flooring

ACM: Vinyl Flooring

15A-03

First Floor

Northeast Bedroom

Ceiling Texture on Plaster

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15A-04

Second Floor

Northeast Bedroom

Ceiling Texture on Gypsum

15A-05

Second Floor

Northeast Bedroom

Gypsum / Plaster Ceiling (2 layers)

15A-06

Attic

Grey Loose Insulation

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

15A-07

Second Floor

North Bathroom

Vinyl Flooring

ACM: Vinyl Flooring

15A-08

Second Floor

West Bathroom

Vinyl Flooring

15A-09 and 15A-011

Exterior

South Side

Window Glazing

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

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15A-010 and 15A-012

Exterior

West Side

Window Glazing

15A-013

Exterior

East Side

Window Glazing

ACM: Window Glazing

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs