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Asbestos Cost vs. Massachusetts Law

A national cost publisher and the Massachusetts asbestos regulation answer a different question about the same material. This page states the national figure and guidance as Angi reports them, and the one point on which Massachusetts law differs, with a link to each.

The national picture, as Angi reports it

D. Clancy & Sons quotes each job individually. The figures on this page are ranges published by the named sources, not a quote.

  • Asbestos removal, national average: $2,100Angi
  • Angi's guidance: assume asbestos may be present if the home was built or renovated before 1980. — Angi

The Massachusetts requirement

The survey requirement itself — who owes it, what the written report must contain, and where filings are looked up — is set out in Massachusetts Asbestos & Demolition Notifications, the authority on that rule on this site.

Not the same rule

Angi’s pre-1980 rule of thumb is guidance about when asbestos may be present. It is not the Massachusetts standard: Massachusetts uses no year-built threshold — under 310 CMR 7.15 the written asbestos survey is required regardless of the age of the building. — Angi; 310 CMR 7.15, via MassDEP

Any scope of work that requires a state license is performed by licensed specialists that D. Clancy & Sons coordinates as part of the project.

Sources

All demolition cost guides · All demolition regulation guides