A brief history of asbestos cement siding.
Asbestos shingle siding.
Owners often painted cement asbestos shingle siding to make it look fresh or if it was weathered and fuzzy to preserve it.
Asbestos health concerns unfortunately though there was a lurking problem with asbestos that took decades to confirm.
On a building that has has a portion of its original cement asbestos shingles replaced with newer fiber cement shingles and where some original asbestos cement shingles remain you ll see a difference in the thickness of.
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.
Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible.
Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed.
Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.
Ft for the removal of roofing shingles.
Repair and removal.
The east coast is filled with houses sided in these asbestos cement shingles.
This would trigger dust and asbestos dust is a problem as i ve mentioned.
You can t drive screws and nails through them without pre drilling.
If the asbestos material is in good shape and will not be disturbed do nothing.
If you do somehow end up with those shingles remaining on your house we doubt they will affect your sale.
In contrast it costs between 20 to 120 per sq.
The siding was made by combining cement with asbestos which is a naturally occurring mineral that is fibrous in nature and fireproof.
Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it.
Cost to remove asbestos shingles.
Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle.
Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.
If it is a problem there are two types of corrections.
The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.
The price of removing asbestos shingle siding is about 200 per hour or 8 per sq.
Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials.
Asbestos was added to the cement because of its fire retardant properties as well as to add strength and durability to the siding shingles as well as insulating capacity.
These shingles are a fact of life in that area and for houses of the early and mid 20th century.
The price will differ because steeper roofs are harder to work on than a flat roof.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
