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Asbestos Removal Grants: Everything You Need to Know
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Asbestos removal grants help you manage abatement costs when certified testing confirms the presence of asbestos and proves it poses an immediate health risk.
You need to verify your income level and property ownership to qualify for most asbestos removal grants from federal, state, local, or private organizations.
Homes built from the 1930s through the 1970s have the highest potential for containing asbestos in insulation, flooring, ceilings, siding, or roof shingles.
Hiring a local asbestos abatement professional provides safe removal with proper protective equipment and minimizes health risks to your family during the entire process.
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Finding out you have asbestos at your home or business is an unsettling feeling. How do you eliminate the danger—and how do you pay for it? You need a local asbestos removal professional to do the work safely. To cover the cost, you can apply for a grant. Learn more about asbestos removal grants in this guide.
Key Steps to Follow for Asbestos Removal Grants
When seeking a grant to help you pay for asbestos removal at your home, you’ll need to follow a few steps and processes to qualify. The steps listed here serve as guidelines. The rules of the private, local, state, or federal organization offering the grant will determine the exact steps you must follow.
Proving You’re the Homeowner
To qualify for most asbestos removal grants, you have to be the legal owner of the property. If a property you’re inheriting is tied up in probate court, you may have to wait until the probate process ends and you take ownership before you can apply for grants.
Understanding the Danger Level
To seek a grant, you must show proof that a certified tester found asbestos. You need to have proof that the asbestos is causing an immediate health risk.
Generating an Estimated Cost
You will need an official cost estimate for the abatement before you can apply for the grant. Some grants put a cap on how much they’ll pay, depending on the project. The cost to remove a popcorn ceiling with asbestos may be slightly less than an asbestos tile removal cost, for example.
Verifying Your Income Level
Many grants for asbestos removal require the property owner to have limited income available. Income thresholds differ depending on the organization, but most require you to be below a certain income level.
Not Being a Historic Building
If the property that has asbestos is on the National Register of Historic Places, you may need to follow certain steps when removing asbestos to maintain the integrity of the property. For this reason, many asbestos removal grant issuers will avoid these types of historic buildings. However, you may qualify for other grants related to repairing historic buildings.
Who Offers Asbestos Removal Grants?
Many different organizations offer asbestos removal grants. If you don’t qualify for a grant from one organization, you could try contacting another organization.
Federal: Federal housing organizations are the most likely to offer asbestos removal grants for low-income households. Search the websites of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for possible grants.
State: If grants are available from your state, most of them go through the state’s environmental protection department or urban housing department.
Local: If you have a local health department, reach out to ask about any local grants for asbestos removal.
Private: Non-profit groups may offer some help with the cost of asbestos removal, including the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO).
How Do You Know If You Have Asbestos?
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Hiring a local asbestos testing company is the best way to determine whether your property has asbestos.
The age of your home provides a significant clue to determine whether you need testing. When was asbestos used in homes? Houses built from the 1930s through the 1970s have the highest potential for containing asbestos-containing materials.
Locations where you may find asbestos in a home include:
Popcorn ceilings
Ceilings with textured paint
Old vinyl floor tiles
Old cement floors
Wall, ceiling, or roof insulation
Insulation around pipes
Insulation for furnaces
Roof shingles
Home siding
Data from Angi customers shows that 78.1% of homes that needed asbestos removal were built before 1978. Only 12.4% of homes needing asbestos removal were built after 1978. If you have an older home, preventative asbestos testing by a professional abatement company is a smart, safe choice.
How to Get Rid of Asbestos With or Without a Grant
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If you need to remove asbestos with or without an asbestos removal grant, you’ll have to start by figuring out who to call for asbestos removal.
Finding a local asbestos removal professional is the key to doing this job safely and quickly. The professional will have the protective equipment to remove the materials while minimizing the danger to your family.
How long asbestos removal takes depends on the scope of the job. Removing small amounts of asbestos may only take a day, but larger jobs could take a week or longer.
An asbestos removal grant can reduce the amount you have to pay for the job. Without a grant, though, you’d have to pay the full amount of the removal work yourself.
Pro Tip
You may wonder whether it's okay to stay in your home while asbestos mitigation work is underway. Asbestos is a health hazard and is a risk to anyone exposed to the asbestos fibers. While there might be specific times when you can stay in the home during the mitigation process, it is not worth risking the health and safety of your family, leave your home.
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Asbestos removal services reviews from real Angi homeowners in Columbus, OH
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- Gerilyn L.
One of my old tall evergreen trees was suddenly leaning toward the busy street in front of my house. I submitted a request for an emergency tree inspection, and Alejandro, owner of Cajete Tree Service, contacted me immediately and arrived to look at it just 20 minutes later. We agreed the...
Cajete Tree Service LLC - Sue B.
Terrible experience. Walls/trim/floors/cabinets/doors all have drip marks, overspray, etc. Tiling at the fireplace had to be redone by another vendor due to incorrect and shoddy install by Profect. Contractor had his children in our house while he was on site without prior authorization or...
Profect painting & exteriors - Paul F.
Lyle did a great job removing asbestos shingles from our front porch roof. They worked together with our roofer to make sure that the new roof was able to be installed on the same day that Lyle removed the asbestos shingles.
Lyle Environmental - Kendrick V.
Involved an extensive bathroom remodel, including removing tub & installing walk in shower, new drywall, custome tile work to ceiling, plumbing, etc. Overall, job was done on time and on budget. Nick & his team were very professional and had high attention to detail. Quality was great. Highly...
Stamos Flooring and Remodeling LLC - John E.
A team of 2 spent 5 hours, cleaning top to bottom (removed all light fixture and cleaned.... impressive!!!)
Luzia's Cleaning - Troy S.
Great Job!!! Martin called me after I requested a estimate on Home Advisor. He was very professional and actually went the same day and looked at the tree I needed removed gave us a estimate and I felt it was very aggressive so I did not even call for any other bids. I asked him how soon he...
Reyes Tree Service LLC - Home Facebook - David S.
Mike and his crew did a great job working through a very challenging task. The job required a full demolition of our ceiling, removing the blown in insulation and removing all the material from the site daily. It involved multiple inspections from the city and many challenges to get the...
Rising Height Unlimited - Brenda H.
Removed various items (furniture, lamps, other junk) from my home. They were on time, personable, professional, etc. I can't say enough positive things about this company. <br />
- Locke M.
The task proved more difficult than anticipated. When they arrived the first day, they had no tools with them at all, and had to make a run to purchase appropriate tools. It was quickly determined that the paper had to be steamed off, and neither the workers, nor the company itself, had...
ABS Interiors of Mid-Ohio LLC - Alesia B.
We needed them to do extra work to remove existing wallpaper, and provide full primer and painting/trim work around existing furniture etc, during a move-in period. They did everything top-notch with minimal mess. They were always extremely on time, and very professional. They also cleaned...
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