Asbestos House Siding

A brief history of asbestos cement siding.

Asbestos house siding.

You can see the earlier novelty wood siding at the area where there is missing and damaged asbestos siding. Can we have the house buried on property where it is. Asbestos siding encapsulation costs. What a great question.

Because of the safety precautions necessary for repairing the damage or removing the siding it will be expensive. 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. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

Asbestos house siding was used in many homes until the epa banned its use in new products in 1989. Encapsulating is a more inexpensive option for full replacement. Thomas boni january 19 2019 at 5 19 pm. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.

This was done in order to add fireproofing and stability to cement siding so that it wouldn t crack or break as easily. The cost for asbestos siding encapsulating is 2 to 6 per sq. We recommend submitting questions about unique situations like yours to the today s homeowner radio show. We are in louisiana.

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. An expert will painstakingly paint your siding using a latex masonry primer and high grade latex paint. The house has asbestos siding. Ft it can cost from 3 000 to 9 000.

Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. Lower removed siding to the ground. Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos a naturally occurring mineral to portland cement. 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.

Breakage releases asbestos fibers. In the photo above a 1920s house was resided with asbestos cement siding likely sometime in the 1950s. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but.

The name has its origin in the greek word for inextinguishable. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.