Bushwick's housing stock is mostly late-1800s and early-1900s wood-frame houses, brick rowhouses, and small multifamily buildings — much of it now being gut-renovated, converted, or redeveloped. Buildings of that era were built and re-finished with asbestos-containing materials for decades, and a gut renovation disturbs nearly all of them.
Clear Advisory has completed recent project work in the neighborhood, including surveys ahead of renovation. If you're planning work on a Bushwick property, the survey belongs at the front of the schedule: inspections are scheduled within 1–2 days, and lab results typically return in about 24 hours.
Common Asbestos Materials in Bushwick Buildings
- Vinyl floor tile and mastic, often in multiple layers from successive renovations
- Pipe insulation on heating runs in basements and cellars
- Plaster and joint compound throughout older interiors
- Roofing materials — felts, flashing cement, and coatings on flat roofs
- Cement siding and shingles on wood-frame houses
- Boiler and duct insulation in older heating systems
Our Services in Bushwick
- Asbestos surveys and investigations before renovation or demolition
- Asbestos testing — accredited lab analysis (PLM, with TEM confirmation where required)
- ACP-5 filings for DOB applications
- Project management and supervision of asbestos abatement
Surveys are priced from a $750 site visit plus lab analysis — you'll know the sample count and the expected total before the lab work runs. The ACP-5 filing fee is $50, billed when results come back.
FAQ
I'm gut-renovating a Bushwick rowhouse. When do I need the survey? Before demolition starts and before your DOB filing goes in. A gut renovation disturbs the full list of suspect materials — flooring, plaster, pipe insulation, roofing — so the survey should cover the whole work area, and the ACP-5 is filed in support of your DOB application.
The building has been renovated before. Do I still need a survey? Usually, yes. Prior renovations often added new suspect materials (tile over tile is common) and rarely removed everything. The survey covers the materials your scope will actually disturb, whatever their era.
How much does a Bushwick survey cost? From $750 for the site visit, plus lab analysis per sample. A full-house survey samples more materials than a single-room job, so the total follows the scope — you'll know the sample count before the lab work runs.
How fast are results? Inspections scheduled within 1–2 days; lab results in about 24 hours. Most filings are ready within days of the call.
What if asbestos is found mid-renovation instead? Work in the affected area has to stop until the material is dealt with under the asbestos rules — licensed abatement, DEP notification, then work resumes. A survey up front is how that surprise gets priced and scheduled instead of stopping the job.
Schedule a Survey in Bushwick
Call (877) 586-7172 or email info@clearadvisory.org. Clear Advisory's team holds New York State DOL certifications as Asbestos Inspector, Asbestos Contractor, and Asbestos Supervisor, along with NYC DOB Site Safety Supervisor credentials.
Clear Advisory · 100 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 · (877) 586-7172