Asbestos Tile Siding

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Asbestos tile siding.

Put the asbestos siding or roofing material in sealed plastic bags and dispose of it properly at a landfill designed to handle hazardous waste. Sbestos was once considered a miracle material used in everything from paint and pipe insulation to even tiling. Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on asbestos its industrial applications d v. Containing asbestos might mean encapsulating the asbestos tiles in the basement instead of removing them altogether.

Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles. And make no mistake asbestos is dangerous. Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it. Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.

Seal any protective clothing and gloves that were used in the asbestos removal in plastic bags and dispose of it properly as well. Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed. Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible. Cement asbestos siding tiles do not need to be removed simply because they contain asbestos.

However once considerable testing proved that it was a killer the miracle became a nightmare to deal with and remove. Containing the asbestos typically costs 15 25 less than removal because you won t have to pay for disposal 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. These materials are known as fiber cement siding and they contain no asbestos.

Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos. Even a single airborne fiber of the most dangerous types of asbestos can eventually cause a particular form of lung cancer if inhaled. It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years. 59 12535 out of print.

It s pretty serious but according to health canada one of the world s leading sources of unbiased information on the subject if. The issue here is asbestos and the risks of serious lung diseases it can cause.