Asphalt Brick Siding Asbestos

Roofing siding this old house has asphalt siding the type that comes in panels that measure about 18 x 28 inches designed to look like several courses of brick.

Asphalt brick siding asbestos.

59 12535 out of print. This is a unique photo because the small entryway is covered in the brick pattern yet the main house is covered with a different asphalt siding product. Insulbrick is a fibreboard sheathing coated with tar and added granular material similar to asphalt shingles. Eventually vinyl siding began to replace it and then aluminum.

Dispose of the asbestos properly at a landfill or contact your local waste collection service to find out if they will pick up asbestos material. Wrap asbestos siding in 6 mil thick plastic sheeting and secure the plastic with duct tape or place the debris in heavy duty plastic bags. Because of the brick pattern that was printed on it from a distance it can resemble and old brick wall but it is actually made of asphalt and in texture and shape resembles a roof shingle. On a tired home in meredith nh on dow road.

The surface was stamped with a brick or rectangular stone pattern. If your siding fits either of these descriptions you should consider having it tested. Testing your siding for asbestos. Rosato engineering consultant newton ma reinhold publishing 1959 library of congress catalog card no.

Patent 1 959 960 issued may 22 1934. The siding may also contain asbestos if it is old with a wood grain texture to resemble cedar. Asphalt brick look siding tags. Simulation tests to assess occupational exposure to airborne asbestos from asphalt based roofing products annals of occupational hygiene 51 no.

It was generally used on the sides and backs of some homes before the 1950 s. Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on asbestos its industrial applications d v. It was made in a similar manner as today s asphalt shingles. This asphalt siding was produced in 32 x 43 sections as a new addition to sears four brick double lap siding that had first been marketed by the company three years earlier in both roll type and rigid type asphalt siding in brick patterns as a low cost and durable building renovation material.

These shingles are generally 12 by 24 inches and the bottom tends to have a wave like pattern though that is not always the case. Mowat fionna ryan weidling and patrick sheehan. Method of making asbestos siding in imitation of brick u s. Some asphalt siding may contain asbestos in the asphalt impregnated felt backer or asbestos may also be in the asphalt impregnated paper tar paper or felt used as a house wrap under the siding.

Insulbrick is a brand name and was used for all types of asphalt siding much like most tissues are called kleenex.