Asbestos Fake Brick Siding

Painting asbestos fake brick cladding the exterior is clad with a fake brick type cladding which has been tested and found to contain asbestos.

Asbestos fake brick siding.

My home is a house built in 1961 and has some weird type of siding on it. The place is covered in awful fake brick cladding which we would remove. Manufacture information friable or non friable. Internal and exterior decoration most commonly attached to asbestos containing cement sheeting.

The texture is not as rough as real brick. Asbestos panels are generally not harmful as long as they remain in one solid piece. Fake brick asbestos brick veneer known uses. Yes there were a number of faux brick siding products sold over many years some using an asphalt based backer others hardboard backer and still others cemetious products.

I recently had my home inspected and he said i should have it tested for asbestos. Bricktex or brick tex faux brick siding. A small area of localized damage to the shingle reveals the disguised asbestos cement material. I ve been doing some research online and have found what looks to be just like what i have in the following links but i can t find proof.

It is in very good condition and actually looks ok but i am considering whether it would be worth painting it in order to modernize and freshen up the look of the house and also seal the asbestos. It is fake brick panels thick and seems fiberish on the back of it. The brick material is reddish grit adhered to the siding exposed laps. Example of an asbestos cement residential siding shingle with fake red brick pattern.

Decorative paneling installed in mid century homes however may well have contained asbestos including panels made to look like brick such as gaf s hearthglow faux brick paneling. I hadn t even thought about it but when booking a pest inspection they mentioned that this probably contained asbestos. These include products like those in this article series often in 18x28 rectangular panels nailed to the building wall. Example of asbestos cement residential siding shingle as installed on house showing fake red brick pattern.

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. Missing shingles reveal the disguised asbestos siding 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. It was put over wood panels.