Asphalt Siding History

The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.

Asphalt siding history.

Certigrade handbook of red cedar shingles red cedar shingle bureau 1957. Here s a closeup shot of the side of an inselbric panel. Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials. Asphalt shingles also deteriorate with oxida tion and exposure to heat ultraviolet rays corrosive chemi cals and biological growth.

Asphalt brick look siding tags. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title siding. A little history of asphalt building siding products. When it comes to painting asphalt siding you have to be careful who you listen to.

Many people recommend that asphalt siding be painted with a heavy duty rubberized elastomeric paint to ensure a. National board of fire underwriters campaign to eliminate the use of wood shingles on roofs was a contributing factor in the growth in popularity of. If an internal link led you here you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. They were first used in 1903 in general use in parts of america by 1911 and by 1939 11 million squares of shingles were being produced.

Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers. Asphalt shingles are an american invention by henry reynolds of grand rapids michigan. Asphalt impregnated felt material similar to roof shingles or asphalt impregnated felt bonded to hardboard or to insulating board was discussed as a building siding material in the u s. A brief history of asbestos cement siding.

Cedar shingles commonly topped residential structures through the 19th century but were supplanted in popularity in the 20th century by asphalt. Asphalt roofing has a relatively short life of 10 to 30 years. 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. It s about 1 2 inch thick wood fiber panels with interlocking male and female grooves an tongues.

This page was last edited on 10 september 2020 at 16 48 utc. This article series provides history and photographs of asphalt based siding products and discusses common defects observed in asphalt exterior building siding. Text is available under the. Cycles of dampness and dryness will break down the asphalt which can lead to warping buckling blistering and loss of granules.

This asphalt siding is an ingenious product.