It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
Replacements for asbestos siding shingles.
These fiber cement replacement shingles can also be safely cut drilled and sawn to your heart s content if you need to cut a hole for an exhaust or vent pipe etc.
Ft for the removal of roofing shingles.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.
This lets homeowners replace pieces of older siding without removing everything.
The one and only replacement solution for matching or replacing older non existent siding pre primed and ready to paint to match your existing siding or trim.
I am trying to find someone company that will actually replace pieced of asbestos shingles on the house we bought and am having no luck.
It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
Wrap asbestos siding in 6 mil thick plastic sheeting and secure the plastic with duct tape or place the debris in heavy duty plastic bags.
After properly removing the old siding 1 simply nail in place and paint there s no caulking required at the joints between shingles.
The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.
By working carefully and following the proper safety measures you can replace asbestos shingles and make your home safer.
When you replace them whether it is only a few or your entire home proceed with extreme care.
Use vise grips or end cutting pliers illustrated in our faqs below or a pair of horse shoe nail clips or similar tool to carefully pull out the nails from the intact un damaged cement asbestos.
In contrast it costs between 20 to 120 per sq.
The price will differ because steeper roofs are harder to work on than a flat roof.
Asbestos cement siding shingles resemble shakes or machine grooved shingles and asbestos cement roofing shingles generally resemble either shakes or slate supradur 1985.
They are primarily being used for replacement and maintenance in luxury homes schools churches and historical restoration projects atlas 1986b supradur 1986a.
The price of removing asbestos shingle siding is about 200 per hour or 8 per sq.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the one and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
Weatherside fiber cement siding contains no asbestos.
My husband purchased the house and we have been repairing it step.
Work by an inexperienced contractor can ruin a cement asbestos shingle wall siding and lead to complete replacement that could have been avoidable.
A brief history of asbestos cement siding.
Cost to remove asbestos shingles.
