Asbestos House Siding

Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

Asbestos house siding.

Asbestos siding encapsulation costs. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. Lower removed siding to the ground. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s.

This was done in order to add fireproofing and stability to cement siding so that it wouldn t crack or break as easily. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find. An expert will painstakingly paint your siding using a latex masonry primer and high grade latex paint.

We are in louisiana. Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos a naturally occurring mineral to portland cement. Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed. What a great question.

You can see the earlier novelty wood siding at the area where there is missing and damaged asbestos siding. Thomas boni january 19 2019 at 5 19 pm. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers. Because of the safety precautions necessary for repairing the damage or removing the siding it will be expensive.

Asbestos house siding was used in many homes until the epa banned its use in new products in 1989. A brief history of asbestos cement siding. 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. Ft it can cost from 3 000 to 9 000.

In the photo above a 1920s house was resided with asbestos cement siding likely sometime in the 1950s. Encapsulating is a more inexpensive option for full replacement. We recommend submitting questions about unique situations like yours to the today s homeowner radio show. Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials.

Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but. If siding should begin to crack or crumble immediately wet the cracked or broken areas with the pint size spray bottle or garden pump sprayer. The house has asbestos siding. The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.

Asbestos siding was essentially a cement siding product that asbestos fibers had been added to. The cost for asbestos siding encapsulating is 2 to 6 per sq.