Nailing Asbestos Siding

This would trigger dust and asbestos dust is a problem as i ve mentioned.

Nailing asbestos siding.

Now that you have your backer board up and set firmly in place you can put the siding up safely without worrying about the asbestos falling down behind the siding. Remove pieces of siding by pulling nails or cutting nail heads so as to minimize breakage. The walls are asbestos and the wood panelling requires adhesive and small nails to hold it. Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed.

Start by hooking the siding on the bottom of the starter strip with the nail holes facing upward. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Provide maximum holding power and an excellent finished look. The plastic is used to create a barrier to the elements as well as prevents the siding from rubbing against the painted asbestos siding.

Old chippy 6k join date mar 2007 location. Non corrosive hot dipped galvanized premium siding nails. There is a vinyl siding product that uses adhesive instead of nails but it has not been in field use long enough for me to consider it. Each bag comes with enough nails to install approximately 100 sq.

Place the top edge of the plastic sheeting at the top of the exterior wall above the siding. Nail it in place using several nails a few inches apart until the top of the plastic is fully attached. Complete your weather side siding installation like a professional with matching weather side accessories. If siding should begin to crack or crumble immediately wet the cracked or broken areas with the pint size spray bottle or garden pump sprayer.

I told the contractor who recommended it for a rental in nc to call me in 15 years and let s see how it holds up. Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible. Is this worth the asbestos risk obviously taking the safety precautions listed in the sticky s on this thread or should i look at painting it instead. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it. 11th dec 2012 12 17 pm 2. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. You can t drive screws and nails through them without pre drilling.

Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle.