Openings for a remodel
For a new doorway, a moved wall or rewiring, we remove only the sections the plan calls for. The rest of the wall stays in place.
Drywall and Joint Compound Removal in Woodbury
Typical cost in Woodbury
- One wall or a small patch, up to about 100 sq ft of wall$1,150 – $2,800+
- One room of walls, about 300 to 500 sq ft$2,600 – $6,000+
- Several rooms or one floor of walls$7,500 – $20,000+
Joint compound, the mud that covers drywall seams and corners, is one of the home products MDH lists as possibly containing asbestos, and plaster is on the list too. When a lab confirms it in your walls, we cut out and bag the affected drywall inside a sealed work area before your remodeler opens anything.
Planning a new opening, a moved wall or an addition in Woodbury, Maplewood or Oakdale? Have the walls sampled first, then call us if the results come back positive.
Wall work we do
Whole rooms of drywall
When a room is gutted, the positive drywall and compound come down in sheets and go into leak-tight, labeled containers.
Plaster walls
Older plaster and the coats over it are sampled separately from any drywall, so each layer gets its own result.
Small repairs
Patching a hole or two in a wall still calls for care. Work under the state limit falls outside MDH regulation, but MDH points out that this is no promise of safety, so a licensed crew is still the right call.
How much wall is licensed work
On walls and most other parts of a home, the cutoff is more than 6 square feet of friable material. That work belongs to an MDH-licensed asbestos contractor, and no remodeler, electrician or plumber may do it without that license. MDH must get written notice of licensed work five or more calendar days before it begins.
Wall work and your Woodbury permit
Woodbury folds remodels and additions into a combination permit. The city’s permit page does not cover asbestos, so test the walls and ceilings you will cut into before the permitted work begins.
Ceiling texture too? See popcorn ceiling removal or go back to the home page.
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