NYS DOL-licensed asbestos removal across Canastota, NY and Madison County. Pre-demolition surveys, friable insulation, floor tile, siding, vermiculite. Self-performed — not subbed.
Canastota, 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.
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Canastota sits on the old lake plain north of Oneida Lake in western Madison County, a landscape built from the bed of Glacial Lake Iroquois. Soils are dominated by Minoa and Lakemont fine sandy loams and silty clay loams, with muck and peat in the Cowaselon Creek and Canastota Creek flats immediately south of the village. Slightly higher ground toward the Thruway exit transitions into Honeoye silt loam on beach-ridge remnants.
Hydrology here is a defining constraint. The muck lands south of Canastota drain toward Oneida Lake through a network of historic ditches, and water tables are close to the surface across much of the commercially zoned land along Route 5 and the NYS Thruway. Excavation in Canastota regularly involves dewatering, careful subgrade preparation where fine-textured soils lose bearing capacity when saturated, and stormwater design that accounts for very flat gradients and limited natural infiltration. Bedrock is deep across the lake plain. Structural fill is routinely imported to raise building pads above seasonal water elevations, and stormwater systems often require detention rather than infiltration.
That building inventory — typical of Madison 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. Canastota, NY and the surrounding Madison County service area.
Get a free estimate: Call (315) 400-2654.