Thanks for the responses. I'll look into soft blasting media and chemical stripping. Of course we'll be following all the lead laws, monitoring, and safe practices. Agree we need a specialized contractor, so will be putting those requirements into bid documents.
My task is to remove lead paint from a 60' galvanized steel radio tower. The old paint is in bad shape and creating a health hazard (lead paint dust in nearby building hvac ducts). 100% removal desired.
What methods are available/recommended for removal of the paint? Being a tower, there...
newbie here. I must place a 500sf cabin on 12' GP & GW-GM Alluvium (fair material in my opinion with allowable bearing pressure = 2000psf) in a cold climate. Tests confirm < 8% passing #200, so frost heave should be small (even if tests say moist to wet soils?). I'm looking for references...
Design soil cover was 2 ft. Some fill has been added in places.
The old pipe is clamped to supports within the utilidor and therefore cannot be pulled out.
I feel I should not direct replacement of the pipe until I understand that the condition of the existing pipe is poor. I understand HDPE...
My first commercial sewer system rehab project: WW system serves office, kitchen, showers.
In calculating design discharge, what approaches are typically taken for a small commercial systems?
1. estimate avg. flow per person per day?
2. based on # & type of fixtures at some nominal flow rate...
Situation: failing pump station
Existing Pipe Run: 1/3 mile length; part 2"galv.steel; part 3"copper; 20yrs old; buried & inside culvert type utilidor
Before replacing the pump station, I wish to gain an understanding of the pipe condition and remaining life expectancy. Site is very remote...
