What may prove to be a very expensive removal and or abatement which needs to disposed of properly and then new siding installed adds to the significant cost of replacement.
Painting asbestos shingle siding.
This is an admirable goal but there are potential complications.
Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed.
Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible.
The top layer of asbestos shingles were white and chalky when i purchased the house 11 years ago.
Advice for painting fiber cement or asbestos cement building shingles or siding.
Everyone is trying to save money today by doing things themselves.
Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it.
No matter what type of siding involved asbestos aluminum vinyl yes you can paint vinyl as well or traditional woods painting.
You can power wash any loose paint or simply scrape and remove any.
When painting your siding you may encounter asbestos and be curious about how you should tackle it.
Painting siding versus replacing.
These are easily prepared and easy to repaint.
Asbestos shingle siding came in a variety of textures profiles shapes and sizes.
I attempted to have the house painted 6 years ago then touched up in 2013 as the paint was.
If you hire the job out painting asbestos siding doesn t require any special licensing as far as the contractor doing the work so you.
When you say asbestos shingles i presume you mean asbestos siding shingles.
Cut in paint along windows doors and eaves with a good brush that disperses paint smoothly.
Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding.
Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe.
Compared to wood it was much more durable and weather resistant and it was easy to maintain as far as cleaning and painting.
Right way to apply paint to asbestos shingles and siding.