Testing your siding for asbestos.
Asbestos wood siding.
It resists termite damage.
Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.
If your siding fits either of these descriptions you should consider having it tested.
If you suspect that your siding may contain asbestos there is no need for alarm.
The siding was made by combining cement with asbestos which is a naturally occurring mineral that is fibrous in nature and fireproof.
Leave the asbestos on the house lathe it out with wood lathe and nail the siding to the lathe.
These shingles are generally 12 by 24 inches and the bottom tends to have a wave like pattern though that is not always the case.
Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos a naturally occurring mineral to portland cement.
It is fairly easy to clean and maintain.
Wrap asbestos siding in 6 mil thick plastic sheeting and secure the plastic with duct tape or place the debris in heavy duty plastic bags.
It has been manufactured with textures intended to simulate the look of other cladding materials such as wood grain.
I would screw the lath to the building.
The use of asbestos siding shingles was a popular one that was used in the us from the early part of the 20th century until the 1970s.
It resists termite damage.
Asbestos ranks high on the list of dangerous substances because of its toxic and carcinogenic properties when airborne.
Asbestos siding was very commonly used in buildings and homes from around the 1920s until the 1980s and can still be found in many older homes in the u s.
Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but.
Asbestos fibers were a significant component of asbestos millboard a cementious asbestos sheet product used as a fire barrier behind and over wood stoves coal stoves heating appliances in buildings up to 1978.
It has been manufactured with textures intended to simulate the look of other cladding materials such as wood grain.
Vivian lobaugh october 29 2015 at 10 04 am.
Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s.
Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.
Because fiber cement siding manufactured in north america after around 1978 was made without using asbestos in those later products and because those non asbestos fiber cement shingles included products that by eye were an exact visual match for their older asbestos containing brothers and sisters already installed a building built.
Asbestos cement siding is highly fire resistant and will not burn or melt the way vinyl and wood siding will.
It is fairly easy to clean and maintain.
Stoves and asbestos stove gaskets wood stoves coal stoves and some kitchen ranges used asbestos fibers.
Asbestos cement siding is highly fire resistant and will not burn or melt the way vinyl and wood siding will.
