I was looking for historical data on expansion problems and the resultant shedding of the stucco layer.
How to make asbestos siding prettyh.
Here is an exterior transformed by she.
Pricey but beats removing all the siding and starting over with a new skin.
It is green now.
Full disclosure of the asbestos to future owners would be required of course.
I will eventually replace it but that is just not in the budget for now.
We have used weatherside from gaf to replace repair our old asbestos siding.
Weatherside from gaf to replace old fibrous cement siding.
Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s.
I have learned that asbestos siding does have some great qualities fire resistance durability and takes paint very well.
My question is what colors might look good on this stuff.
Just use a spray bottle of water with your cordless drill when pre drilling the holes.
You may find asbestos in roof shingles siding insulation old linoleum ceiling or floor tiles and other materials in homes built before 1978.
That s a personal opinion but it is like painting oak trim furniture.
I have an older house with asbestos siding in good condition.
Use a mason bit with out the drill on hammer and oversize the holes.
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Asbestos has gotten a somewhat bad rep among the smoking society but is still a great fire barrier but really ugly as siding.
The old siding seams to work well until it breaks.
Ed furniture covers.
Regardless i ll be taking the proper precautions wearing an approved dust mask and disposable clothes.
I am currently in a paid partnership with lowe s.
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Just be careful when setting the screws as to not crack the shingle this would then make it friable.
Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.
You can put a good looking paint on asbestos shingles but you can t make them look good.
The problem is that it just does not look good.
The result simply becomes painted oak looks terrible.
In no way does that affect my actual opinion of this product.
I need to make a small cut to some asbestos siding that is already on the wall.
However most use of asbestos is not banned.
I ll also keep the material wetted down.
Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.