How To Make Asbestos Siding Pretty

I need to make a small cut to some asbestos siding that is already on the wall.

How to make asbestos siding pretty.

It was immensely popular. Regardless i ll be taking the proper precautions wearing an approved dust mask and disposable clothes. Asbestos has gotten a somewhat bad rep among the smoking society but is still a great fire barrier but really ugly as siding. Once we have cleaned and prepared the surface then there is really no difference when it comes to painting.

My question is what colors might look good on this stuff. Our method of choice to first apply zinsser peel stop triple thick primer which is a water based acrylic binding primer designed to penetrate and stop previous coatings from peeling. Some roofing and siding shingles are made of asbestos cement. Full disclosure of the asbestos to future owners would be required of course.

Roofing and siding materials. I will eventually replace it but that is just not in the budget for now. You may find asbestos in roof shingles siding insulation old linoleum ceiling or floor tiles and other materials in homes built before 1978. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.

And over 100 000 people have become ill or died from asbestos exposure. I ll also keep the material wetted down. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. Friable asbestos powder or crumbly material that can be carried by the air can stick in your lungs and cause serious illnesses.

What beanie babies were to the 1990s asbestos siding was to the the 1930s. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. I m pretty sure this product contains asbestos but i m not positive. You can put a good looking paint on asbestos shingles but you can t make them look good.

If you are one of the folks whose house got dressed up with asbestos siding back in the day all is not lost. That s a personal opinion but it is like painting oak trim furniture. Asbestos siding was all the rage in the early part of the 20th century. I have an older house with asbestos siding in good condition.

I have learned that asbestos siding does have some great qualities fire resistance durability and takes paint very well. The problem is that it just does not look good. I was looking for historical data on expansion problems and the resultant shedding of the stucco layer. Well maybe it wasn t quite the same but you get the idea.

Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. The result simply becomes painted oak looks terrible. Which means that in the meantime asbestos was used in almost a million residences and buildings. I need to cut a notch in the board 6 x.