Building 47 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

4.14 Building 47

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 47 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. There is no insulated pipe insulation in the basement. The wooden sub-flooring and floor joists are exposed except in the laundry room, which has 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.

The first and second floors are constructed of plaster ceilings and walls. The plaster ceiling in the kitchen is covered with a suspended ceiling of fibrous tiles. The floors are hardwoods covered with carpeting, except in the kitchen / breakfast area, and bathrooms.

The floors in the kitchen and breakfast room are covered in vinyl sheet flooring. The first floor bathroom has a layer of vinyl sheet flooring underneath carpeting. The second floor bathroom is finished with ceramic tile, but there is exposed vinyl tile in the bathroom closet, which may extend underneath the ceramic tile. The attic is entirely constructed of wood, with no 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.

Eleven (11) samples of building materials were collected for asbestos analysis:

♦ One sample of ceiling tile was collected from the kitchen / breakfast area.

♦ Three samples of plaster were collected, one from the basement, one from the first floor ceiling, and one from the first floor wall.

♦ Three samples of flooring were collected. One sample was taken from the double-layered flooring in the kitchen / breakfast room. A second sample was collected from the first floor bathroom and the third sample was taken in the second floor bathroom closet.

♦ Two samples of baseboard mastic were collected, one from the kitchen and one from the second floor bathroom closet.

♦ Two samples of exterior window glazing were collected, one each from the north and west sides of the home.

VA Medical Center Asbestos Survey Sample Results Page 2 of 2

4.14 Building 47

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 located in the first floor bathroom and the second floor bathroom.

The first floor bathroom is a small area located underneath the stairwell to the second floor. The vinyl sheet flooring is hardwood floors and is covered with a layer of carpeting. There is approximately 20 square feet of ACM.

The second floor bathroom is ceramic tile. The small closet in the bathroom has approximately 4 square feet of vinyl sheet flooring, which was determined to be ACM. It is not known whether the vinyl tile extends underneath the ceramic tile, but if that is the case, it would increase the amount of ACM in the second floor bathroom to approximately 25 square feet.

TABLE A: ASBESTOS SAMPLING RESULTS VA MEDICAL CENTER

BUILDING 47

SAMPLE

NO. LOCATION MATERIAL DESCRIPTION ASBESTOS CONTENT

Basement

47A-06 Laundry Ceiling Plaster Gray Cementitious No Asbestos Detected

First Floor

47A-01a Kitchen Baseboard Mastic Gray Cove Base No Asbestos Detected 47A-01b Kitchen Baseboard Mastic Brown/Tan Mastic No Asbestos Detected 47A-02 Breakfast Plaster Gray Cementitious No Asbestos Detected 47A-03 Kitchen Ceiling Tile Brown Fibers No Asbestos Detected 47A-04 Kitchen Plaster Brown/White Cementitious No Asbestos Detected 47A-05a Kitchen Flooring Tan Vinyl No Asbestos Detected 47A-05b Kitchen Flooring Tan Mastic No Asbestos Detected 47A-05c Kitchen Flooring Yellow Vinyl No Asbestos Detected 47A-05d Kitchen Flooring Tan/Brown Mastic No Asbestos Detected 47A-07 Bathroom Flooring Tan Vinyl 20% Chrysotile

Second Floor

47A-08a Bathroom Flooring Tan Vinyl 20% Chrysotile 47A-08b Bathroom Flooring Brown Mastic No Asbestos Detected 47A-09 Bathroom Baseboard Mastic Brown Adhesive No Asbestos Detected

Exterior

47A-010 South Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected 47A-011 East Side Window Glazing Tan Brittle No Asbestos Detected

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Projec 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 47

SAMPLE

NO. LOCATION DESCRIPTION ASBESTOS CONTENT APPROXIMATE QUANTITY

47A-07 Bathroom Tan Vinyl 20% Chrysotile 20 sf

47A-08a Bathroom Tan Vinyl 20% Chrysotile * 4 sf

* possibly underneath ceramic tile in bathroom, bringing quantity to ~ 25 sf

Flooring

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

VA MEDICAL CENTER ASBESTOS SAMPLING LOCATIONS BUILDING 47

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47A-01

First Floor

Kitchen

Baseboard adhesive

47A-02

First Floor

Kitchen / Breakfast Room

Ceiling Plaster

47A-03

First Floor

Kitchen / Breakfast Room

Ceiling Tile

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

47A-04

First Floor

Kitchen

Wall Plaster

47A-05

First Floor

Kitchen

Vinyl Flooring (2 layers)

47A-06

Basement

Laundry Room

Ceiling Plaster

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

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U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

47A-07

First Floor

Bathroom

Vinyl Flooring

ACM: Vinyl Flooring

47A-08

Second Floor

Bathroom

Vinyl Flooring

ACM: Vinyl Flooring and underlying adhesive

47A-09

Second Floor

Bathroom

Baseboard Mastic

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

47A-010

Exterior

South Side

Window Glazing

47-011

Exterior

East Side

Window Glazing

E. Roberts Alley Associates, Inc.

Project No. 2005-0731

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs