Building 45 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

4.12 Building 45

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 45 is a two-story dwelling with a full basement. It is currently unoccupied, but was formerly a residence. The front of the residence faces south and has a concrete porch extending along the entire south side with four large columns. 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 in every room except the laundry room, which is enclosed with a plaster ceiling. There is also 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 fiberglass batting covering some of the windows in the basement.

There is no insulated pipe insulation in the basement. There is carpeting on the stairs, which is nailed in place.

The first and second floors are constructed of plaster ceilings and walls. The plaster ceiling in the breakfast room is enclosed with fibrous, suspended tiles. The floors are hardwoods, covered with carpeting, except in the kitchen, breakfast room, and bathrooms. The floors in the kitchen, breakfast room, and first floor bathroom are covered in vinyl sheet flooring. The two bathrooms on the second floor are finished in ceramic tile. The attic is entirely constructed of wood, with no insulation. The brick chimney is in poor condition, as it is leaning to one side. It does not extend through the roof line.

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 material were collected, one from the ceiling texture on the second floor, and one from the ceiling tiles on the first floor breakfast room.

♦ Three samples of plaster were collected, one from each floor of the residence.

♦ Four samples of vinyl flooring were collected, one from the kitchen, one from the breakfast room, one from the first floor bathroom, and one from the second floor bathroom closet.

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4.12 Building 45

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

♦ Two samples of window glazing were collected from the exterior of the residence, one sample from the north side of the residence and the other from the west side.

♦ One sample of green paint was collected from the interior brick walls of the basement.

♦ One sample of baseboard adhesive (mastic) was collected from vinyl baseboards in the kitchen. The remainder of baseboards in the dwelling was wood construction.

Discussion of Results:

Asbestos containing material (ACM) was identified in flooring materials located in the kitchen, breakfast room, and bathroom, all located on the first floor of the dwelling.

The kitchen floor contains three layers of flooring material: vinyl sheet flooring, vinyl sheet flooring, and vinyl tile. The two bottom layers are ACM, along with their adhesives. The top layer and accompanying adhesive are non-asbestos. The breakfast room is homogeneous with the kitchen except it has only two layers, those being the top and bottom layers as found in the kitchen. The bottom vinyl tile layer and its adhesive were identified as ACM. The amount of ACM in the kitchen and breakfast room is approximately 350 square feet.

The first floor bathroom contains a layer of vinyl sheet flooring over green vinyl tile, the same tile as identified in the kitchen and breakfast room. This bottom layer of green tile also proved to be ACM, totaling approximately 20 square feet.

TABLE A: ASBESTOS SAMPLING RESULTS VA MEDICAL CENTER

BUILDING 45

SAMPLE

NO. LOCATION MATERIAL DESCRIPTION ASBESTOS CONTENT

45A-01 Laundry Room Plaster Brown Cementitious No Asbestos Detected 45A-010 Open Room Paint Layer Green/Gray Powder No Asbestos Detected

45A-02 Stairwell Plaster Gray Cementitious No Asbestos Detected 45A-03a Kitchen Flooring Beige Vinyl No Asbestos Detected 45A-03b Kitchen Flooring Tan Adhesive No Asbestos Detected 45A-03a Kitchen Flooring Beige Vinyl No Asbestos Detected 45A-03b Kitchen Flooring Tan Adhesive No Asbestos Detected 45A-03c Kitchen Flooring Brown Vinyl 20% Chrysotile 45A-03d Kitchen Flooring Tan Adhesive 2% Chrysotile 45A-03e Kitchen Flooring Green Vinyl Tile 3% Chrysotile 45A-03f Kitchen Flooring Black Mastic No Asbestos Detected 45A-04a Breakfast Room Flooring Beige Vinyl 20% Chrysotile 45A-04b Breakfast Room Flooring Tan Adhesive 2% Chrysotile 45A-04c Breakfast Room Flooring Green Vinyl Tile 3% Chrysotile 45A-04d Breakfast Room Flooring Black Mastic No Asbestos Detected 45A-05a Bathroom Flooring Tan Vinyl No Asbestos Detected 45A-05b Bathroom Flooring Brown Mastic No Asbestos Detected 45A-05c Bathroom Flooring Green Vinyl Tile 3% Chrysotile 45A-05d Bathroom Flooring Black Mastic No Asbestos Detected 45A-06 Breakfast Room Plaster Brown/White Cementitious No Asbestos Detected 45A-07 Breakfast Room Ceiling Tile Brown Fibers No Asbestos Detected 45A-09a Kitchen Baseboard Mastic Brown Cove Base No Asbestos Detected 45A-09b Kitchen Baseboard Mastic Brown Mastic No Asbestos Detected

45A-08 NW Bedroom Ceiling Texture White Powder No Asbestos Detected 45A-011a Bathroom Flooring Brown Vinyl No Asbestos Detected 45A-011b Bathroom Flooring Tan Mastic No Asbestos Detected

45A-012 North Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected 45A-013 West Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected

Second Floor

Basement Floor

First Floor

Exterior

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

SAMPLE

NO. LOCATION DESCRIPTION ASBESTOS CONTENT APPROXIMATE QUANTITY

45A-03c Brown Vinyl 20% Chrysotile

45A-03d Tan Adhesive 2% Chrysotile

45A-03e Green Vinyl Tile 3% Chrysotile

45A-04a Beige Vinyl 20% Chrysotile

45A-04b Tan Adhesive 2% Chrysotile

45A-04c Green Vinyl Tile 3% Chrysotile

45A-05c First Floor Bathroom Green Vinyl Tile 3% Chrysotile 20 sf

Flooring

350 sf

First Floor Kitchen

First Floor Breakfast Room

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

TABLE B: SUMMARY OF ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS VA MEDICAL CENTER

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VA MEDICAL CENTER ASBESTOS SAMPLING LOCATIONS BUILDING 45

45A-01

Basement

Laundry Room

Plaster

45A-02

Basement

Stairwell

Plaster

45A-03

First Floor

Kitchen

Vinyl Flooring (3 layers)

ACM: Underlayers

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

45A-04

First Floor

Breakfast Room

Vinyl Flooring (2 layers)

ACM: Underlayer

45A-05

First Floor

Bathroom

Vinyl Flooring (2 layers)

ACM: Underlayer

45A-06

First Floor

Breakfast Room

Ceiling Plaster

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

45A-07

First Floor

Breakfast Room

Ceiling Tile

45A-08

Second Floor

Northwest Bedroom

White Ceiling Texture

45A-09

First Floor

Kitchen

Baseboard Mastic

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

45A-010

Basement

Open Room

Green Paint on Brick

45A-011

Second Floor

Bathroom

Vinyl Flooring (2 layers)

45A-012

Exterior

North Side

Window Glazing

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

45A-013

Exterior

West Side

Window Glazing

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs