Blue Asbestos Siding House

Some building siding materials contain asbestos.

Blue asbestos siding house.

Asbestos siding was essentially a cement siding product that asbestos fibers had been added to. An expert will painstakingly paint your siding using a latex masonry primer and high grade latex paint. My question is what colors might look good on this stuff. This was done in order to add fireproofing and stability to cement siding so that it wouldn t crack or break as easily.

Asbestos house siding was used in many homes until the epa banned its use in new products in 1989. I have an older house with asbestos siding in good condition. I will eventually replace it but that is just not in the budget for now. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

The problem is that it just does not look good. If a siding company removes an outer layer of siding and finds an older layer of asbestos cement siding beneath the standard procedure is simply to cover it over with new siding rather. I have learned that asbestos siding does have some great qualities fire resistance durability and takes paint very well. It was immensely popular.

May 8 2018 explore pam s board asbestos siding on pinterest. See more ideas about exterior paint house paint exterior exterior paint colors. Ft it can cost from 3 000 to 9 000. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.

The cost for asbestos siding encapsulating is 2 to 6 per sq. Reply roseann march 20 2017 at 9 16 am. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but. Encapsulating is a more inexpensive option for full replacement.

Standard numbering systems were used to identify different asbestos textiles. Blue asbestos textiles were manufactured for acid resistant applications using pure crocidolite. Asbestos siding encapsulation costs. Well maybe it wasn t quite the same but you get the idea.

Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. Asbestos siding was all the rage in the early part of the 20th century. 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. What beanie babies were to the 1990s asbestos siding was to the the 1930s.

I m having my 1927 28 house interior painted and discovered that the plaster.