Asbestos Siding Shingle Cutter

Gaff weatherside siding for safe replacement of asbestos shingle.

Asbestos siding shingle cutter.

The cutter is in good condition but it s showing age with rusting. Told the roofers not to break the siding. There is an asbestos tile shear that is used specifically to cut tiles. We also have old fibrous cement shingles on our home.

The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers. End cutting pliers help remove asbestos cement siding nails shingles what we found worked best for removing asbestos cement or fiber cement shingles was to carefully pull the securing nails using a pair of end cutting pliers called by some folks nippers or a nail biter sold at hardware stores in various sizes. They charged us a fortune to do the job and broke some anyway.

Luckily found a replacement product from gaff. It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years. Had to replace our roof. It is labelled as the new handy asbestos shingle cutter.

Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials. We are dedicated to keeping architectural salvage and building materials out of our landfills. 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 s generally in some type of cement board so best to wet it score it and then snap it.

Yeah well you re absolutely right. A brief history of asbestos cement siding. The siding was made by combining cement with asbestos which is a naturally occurring mineral that is fibrous in nature and fireproof. Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.