Asbestos cement can be dangerous if pulverized by sawing sanding breaking etc.
Cement asbestos siding replacement.
Encapsulating is a more inexpensive option for full replacement.
The cost for asbestos siding encapsulating is 2 to 6 per sq.
This product cannot be refurbished unlike other forms of siding.
Gaf weatherside and james hardie replacement asbestos siding.
Supradur manufacturing corporation supradur mineral fiber shingles.
Wood clapboard for example can be sanded and re painted and cedar shake siding can be sand blasted and re stained.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the one and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
Ft it can cost from 3 000 to 9 000.
This lets homeowners replace pieces of older siding without removing everything.
Other replacements for asbestos cement siding use both different fibers and a different aggregate perlite to replace the asbestos.
It is difficult to find replacement siding for repairs.
It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
Modern replacements for asbestos cement wall siding products are reinforced with a variety of fibers including fiberglass.
An expert will painstakingly paint your siding using a latex masonry primer and high grade latex paint.
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.
Left on your house it s a darn good insulator and fire retardant.
Asbestos siding encapsulation costs.
It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
Siding is cement impregnated asbestos it s going nowhere unless you grind or pulverize it.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
For maintenance or replacement of asbestos cement roof shingles or wall siding or to purchase new fiber cement siding and roofing products contact.
Work by an inexperienced contractor can ruin a cement asbestos shingle wall siding and lead to complete replacement that could have been avoidable.
Two fire marshals i work with one in texas the other in nj have both opined that in their experience fires spread slower in asbestos clad houses than vinyl.
Some of the substitute products have been in use for more than 30 years 2008.
It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
