Clapboard Siding Being Covered Up By Asbestos

When manufacturers figured out ways to produce siding made using asbestos cement it became very popular for a number of years before being banned in the u s.

Clapboard siding being covered up by asbestos.

I realize tearing off the asbestos praying the wood underneath is in good shape and bring back the house to it s original state would be. Asbestos cement is a composite material consisting of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers. The house has the original clapboard siding covered over with asbestos siding which was done a long time ago and is looking very dated. This is usually the preferred method of dealing with asbestos building materials.

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. Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding. A better strategy may be to cover it over with new siding which effectively seals in the 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 fiber cement siding manufactured in north america after around 1978 was made without using asbestos in those later products and because those non asbestos fiber cement shingles included products that by eye were an exact visual match for their older asbestos containing brothers and sisters already installed a building built. Do not throw or drop removed asbestos siding.