Asbestos House Siding

A brief history of asbestos cement siding.

Asbestos house siding.

Thomas boni january 19 2019 at 5 19 pm. This was done in order to add fireproofing and stability to cement siding so that it wouldn t crack or break as easily. In the photo above a 1920s house was resided with asbestos cement siding likely sometime in the 1950s. What a great question.

Ft it can cost from 3 000 to 9 000. Can we have the house buried on property where it is. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but.

Encapsulating is a more inexpensive option for full replacement. Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. An expert will painstakingly paint your siding using a latex masonry primer and high grade latex paint.

A highly effective and inexpensive fire retardant material and thermal and acoustic insulator asbestos was used extensively in home construction from the early 1940s through the 1970s. We are in louisiana. Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials. Breakage releases asbestos fibers.

Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. The house has asbestos siding. Asbestos siding encapsulation costs. 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.

Because of the safety precautions necessary for repairing the damage or removing the siding it will be expensive. The cost for asbestos siding encapsulating is 2 to 6 per sq. Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos a naturally occurring mineral to portland cement. The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.

You can see the earlier novelty wood siding at the area where there is missing and damaged asbestos siding. 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. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.

Lower removed siding to the ground. Asbestos house siding was used in many homes until the epa banned its use in new products in 1989.