Asbestos Siding Shingle Cutter

They charged us a fortune to do the job and broke some anyway.

Asbestos siding 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. The cutter is in good condition but it s showing age with rusting. It is labelled as the new handy asbestos shingle cutter. The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.

It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years. Yeah well you re absolutely right. Luckily found a replacement product from gaff. Told the roofers not to break the siding.

Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles. It s generally in some type of cement board so best to wet it score it and then snap it. We are dedicated to keeping architectural salvage and building materials out of our landfills. A brief history of asbestos cement siding.

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. Do not do this without an n100 respirator gloves and goggles and a piece of plastic down below to catch all remnants. There is an asbestos tile shear that is used specifically to cut tiles. We also have old fibrous cement shingles on our home.

Gaff weatherside siding for safe replacement of asbestos shingle. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers. We believe that it is cast iron it is quite heavy. Had to replace our roof.