NYS DOL-licensed asbestos removal across Camillus, NY and Onondaga County. Pre-demolition surveys, friable insulation, floor tile, siding, vermiculite. Self-performed — not subbed.
Camillus, NY's pre-1980 building stock — homes, schools, commercial structures, agricultural buildings — almost universally contains asbestos-containing materials (ACM). Backwell holds the NYS Department of Labor Asbestos Handler Contractor license and self-performs abatement in-house, including the survey coordination, ICR 56 filings, NESHAP notification, containment, removal, decontamination, and third-party air clearance.
Call (315) 400-2654 for a free written estimate.
Camillus occupies the Onondaga-Ninemile Creek corridor west of Syracuse, in a landscape of low drumlins giving way to the Onondaga Escarpment. Upland soils are predominantly Honeoye and Lima silt loams over limestone-rich glacial till, with bands of Palmyra gravelly loam along old outwash channels. Ninemile Creek's floodplain carries Teel silt loam and Wayland silt loam with seasonally perched water.
Drainage considerations in Camillus are inseparable from the legacy of the Solvay Process wastebeds and the Ninemile Creek remediation corridor, which influence both grading and stormwater permitting on parcels west of West Genesee Street. Site work here commonly involves trenching through stony till on the drumlin flanks, dealing with limestone bedrock at shallow depth on Split Rock and along the escarpment, and engineering erosion controls that meet the Onondaga Lake watershed protection standards. Frost-susceptible silt loams push utility depths into the four-to-five-foot range on most commercial sites. The combination of karst potential on limestone bedrock and reactive industrial legacy soils means subsurface characterization is routine on commercial redevelopment parcels. Stormwater permitting almost always ties back to the Onondaga Lake AOC framework.
That building inventory — typical of Onondaga County — is dominated by pre-1980 housing and commercial stock with significant ACM presence. Backwell's abatement crews handle this market every month.
Any disturbance, demolition, or renovation of a building constructed before 1980 in New York State requires an asbestos survey by a NYSDOL-licensed inspector before work begins. Backwell coordinates the survey and abatement under one contract. The 10-business-day NYSDOL notification period must run before regulated work starts.
Federal NESHAP rules (40 CFR 61 Subpart M) require EPA notification 10 working days before any regulated asbestos demolition or renovation. Backwell handles this filing.
NYSDEC Part 360 governs asbestos waste handling. Material must go to a NYSDEC-permitted asbestos-receiving landfill — Backwell uses approved transporters and provides waste manifests.
Most contractors sub asbestos work to a separate firm. Backwell holds the asbestos handler contractor license in-house. One contract, one crew, faster turnaround.
We arrange the licensed inspector for ICR 56 surveys, manage bulk sample turnaround, and file all notifications.
Backwell self-performs both. Schedule abatement Monday, demolition Wednesday — no contractor handoff delay.
General liability, asbestos-specific pollution coverage, workers' comp, umbrella. Certificates on request.
Residential typically runs $2,500 – $15,000 depending on materials and scope. Pre-demolition full-house: $5,000 – $30,000. Commercial varies by project.
Yes, if the building was built before 1980. NYS Industrial Code Rule 56 requires a licensed inspector survey before any disturbance.
Residential: 2–5 days on site after the 10-business-day NYSDOL notification period.
Yes. Backwell self-performs both. Combined contract, no handoff delay.
We use NYSDEC-permitted transporters and asbestos-receiving landfills. Waste manifests provided.
Yes. Camillus, NY and the surrounding Onondaga County service area.
Get a free estimate: Call (315) 400-2654.