Removing asbestos is often cost prohibitive for most people.
Aluminum siding over asbestos shingles.
Sheathing underneath was 1 x planking.
Are permit fees always required for removing asbestos built up roofing materials or asbestos cement shingles panels.
Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it.
Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding.
I just sided my buddy s house that had old aluminum siding staple to lathe over asbestos shingles which were fasted to 1 x 2 s.
Permit fees are not required if you are removing less than the thresh old amounts of regulated asbestos containing materials listed in question l.
Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s.
Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.
I m not saying that new siding over old is often preferable but there is a right way and a wrong way to do everything.
Alternatively if you leave the asbestos on your home you can safely seal the old siding underneath the new siding and because asbestos is an excellent insulator you will actually be adding to the energy efficiency of your home by leaving it on.
A typical procedure is to install furring strips on the existing wall avoiding breaking the existing siding.
If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss.
Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible.
I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.
Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed.
This is usually the preferred method of dealing with asbestos building materials.
Asbestos siding in particular however has a tendency to chip crack and break with normal wear and tear of family life.
A common remodeling practice is to install new vinyl or aluminum siding over cement asbestos shingle siding as well as over many other older siding materials when the old siding has become damaged leaky or cosmetically ugly.
My buddy took off the aluminum and lathe.
Many asbestos roofs and siding are damaged cracked or broken.
It went up ok.
This can release fibers into the air.
But i installed 3 8 foamcore with my roofing nailer.
Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but.
Asbestos cement shingle panels roof area 1000 square feet 1000 x 10 100 5.
Asbestos was banned in 1989 so as the buildings that incorporated it age their roofing and siding will fall into disrepair.
