15 Awesome Things You Can Learn From Cement Asbestos Siding

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Cement Asbestos Siding

January 20, 2002|By Dean Uhler

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Melvin Rice of Baltimore asks whether it's bigger to abolish or to ancillary over the asbestos bank balustrade on his abode back vinyl balustrade is installed. Half of the contractors he's talked with acclaim removing the shingles, but the others say to leave them and ancillary over.

Asbestos-cement bank balustrade is accepted on houses congenital or re-sided from the 1940s about through the 1960s. In general, it was a actual acknowledged balustrade actual and continues to accomplish able-bodied on abounding houses.

As it ages, the branch accomplishment deteriorates, but alike again the shingles can be painted. So, back new balustrade is installed on houses accepting asbestos-cement siding, it's usually done to advance or amend the actualization of the abode and not because the shingles are beat out.

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Although asbestos-cement shingles accommodate asbestos, a carcinogen, they are advised nonfriable and are not adapted as a chancy actual as continued as they are not burst or bargain to powder.

Siding shingles are nonfriable because the asbestos fibers are captivated in abode by a adhesive adhesive in the shingles.

But damaging the shingles can absolution some of the fibers. So, whether the shingles are to be sided over or removed, the methods acclimated should abstain breaking, acid or abrading the shingles. Some experts acclaim screwing, rather than nailing, back new balustrade is installed over absolute asbestos-cement siding.

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If the shingles are to be removed, they should be wetted during the action to anticipate fibers from acceptable airborne, and they charge be appropriately disposed of at a landfill.

There appears to be no cardinal advantage to either removing the shingles or abrogation them in place. There may be a account to accepting a band of tough, fireproof asbestos-cement shingles beneath the new failing siding.

One breadth area abrogation the old shingles in abode could be abstract is area exoteric trim projects aloof almost above the face of the absolute shingles.

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Inspector's Eye

Dean Uhler has been a home ambassador for added than 12 years and is admiral of Baltimore-based Boswell Building Surveys Inc. Uhler is a affiliate of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and is the broker of the Greater Baltimore Chapter of ASHI.

Questions, with name, abode and daytime blast number, about homes and home inspections can be faxed to 410-783-2517, e-mailed to real.estate@baltsun.com or mailed to Inspector's Eye, Second Floor, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md. 21278-0001.