Blue Asbestos Siding House

I work on house siding projects all the time though rarely on asbestos because it doesn t need anything other than better paint color choices which seem dated.

Blue asbestos siding house.

What beanie babies were to the 1990s asbestos siding was to the the 1930s. It is green now. Reply roseann march 20 2017 at 9 16 am. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s.

Asbestos house siding was used in many homes until the epa banned its use in new products in 1989. It was immensely popular. Encapsulating is a more inexpensive option for full replacement. Blue asbestos textiles were manufactured for acid resistant applications using pure crocidolite.

I have learned that asbestos siding does have some great qualities fire resistance durability and takes paint very well. Asbestos siding encapsulation costs. The problem is that it just does not look good. Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding.

Asbestos siding was essentially a cement siding product that asbestos fibers had been added to. Ft it can cost from 3 000 to 9 000. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. This was done in order to add fireproofing and stability to cement siding so that it wouldn t crack or break as easily.

Some building siding materials contain asbestos. May 8 2018 explore pam s board asbestos siding on pinterest. The cost for asbestos siding encapsulating is 2 to 6 per sq. Asbestos siding was all the rage in the early part of the 20th century.

My question is what colors might look good on this stuff. If you are one of the folks whose house got dressed up with asbestos siding back in the day all is not lost. Standard numbering systems were used to identify different asbestos textiles. An expert will painstakingly paint your siding using a latex masonry primer and high grade latex paint.

Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find. I will eventually replace it but that is just not in the budget for now. I have an older house with asbestos siding in good condition. I m having my 1927 28 house interior painted and discovered that the plaster.

Well maybe it wasn t quite the same but you get the idea.