The History of Asbestos Shingles Removal Cost

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Asbestos Shingles Removal Cost

January 15, 1994|By Robin Pollack Sentinel Correspondent

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LEESBURG — The city's best acclaimed Victorian abode will get a new roof this bounce at a higher-than-expected amount because of a hazard aural the absolute shingles.

A band of adhesive shingles aloft the 101-year-old Mote-Morris abode contains asbestos, a abeyant cancer-causing actuality continued acclimated in careful abstracts and plasterboard, Burghal Manager Rex Taylor said.

Asbestos charge be handled anxiously during the abatement to anticipate the particles from actuality appear into the air. The asbestos-laden shingles accept pushed the amount for a new roof for the Mote-Morris abode to $53,000.

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City commissioners afresh awarded the activity to Mitchell Building Contractors Inc. of Orlando. Assignment will activate this ages and should be completed by April, burghal Budget Director Jim Bursick said.

Almost bisected of the banknote for the activity comes from a $25,000 admission from the accompaniment Bureau of Historic Preservation. The burghal will bottom the butt of the bill.

New Burghal Commissioner Bill Polk has questioned the project. ''I aloof cannot brainstorm $53,000 for a roof,'' Polk said during a contempo agency meeting, afore he abutting the lath Jan. 3. ''Is this activity to be a forever-lasting roof, or what?''

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Taylor said the aerial amount is because of the asbestos removal, as able-bodied as the actuality that the Mote-Morris abode - Leesburg's alone battleground on the National Register of Historic Places - has two layers of shingles.

''They (workers) will be case that off and putting the new shingles on,'' burghal architect Chuck Langley said.

The four-story abode with its wraparound porch, balconies, bay windows and top-floor belfry has been ability apology back 1990.

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Leesburg has so far spent about $300,000 in burghal money and accompaniment grants to restore the house. The accompaniment Historic Preservation Council in September recommended the activity accept an added $108,000 this year for autogenous renovations.

State legislators charge adjudge this bounce whether to accept that grant, which would pay for above autogenous work, such as rewiring the electrical arrangement and acclimation the plumbing.

The abode eventually will be acclimated for baby meetings, receptions, classes, acreage trips for students, and art or actual exhibits.