Old Slate Siding

This product was made as roof shingles and siding that tried to look like wood shingles.

Old slate siding.

If you do decide to remove asbestos siding from your home the answer to is asbestos siding dangerous isn t necessarily yes. 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. Sea slate siding and sand scallops 10 16. These shingles are generally 12 by 24 inches and the bottom tends to have a wave like pattern though that is not always the case.

Asbestos cement siding was popular in an era when insulbrick was also an option for replacement siding for old houses. Testing your siding for asbestos. Asbestos containing roofing and siding in good condition are best left alone. H u t g a nd ng l a ir.

It is a cement board product that used asbestos as a binder for the cement. If it is intact and in good condition siding can be safely painted or new replacement siding can be installed over the old asbestos siding. Provia s cedar peaks siding is available in multiple colors but the sea slate hue stands out among the rest. Breakage releases asbestos fibers.

If your siding fits either of these descriptions you should consider having it tested. Remove pieces of siding by pulling nails or cutting nail heads so as to minimize breakage. Figure 1 following national trends the forest service often used wood siding with a variety of profiles on frame buildings in the early 20th century. Coupled with vibrant white trim and.

The siding may also contain asbestos if it is old with a wood grain texture to resemble cedar. It is on hundreds of thousands of older homes. Get free shipping on qualified slate siding or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Safely removing asbestos siding.

Siding and roofing richa wilson intermountain regional architectural historian kathleen snodgrass project leader s y r or n. Just having asbestos siding and roofing on your home does not pose a hazard to your health. 1 250 slate siding removal and disposal new siding materials and house wrap 1 000 1 250 installation labor 1 250 1 500 this is probably on the cheaper end and it will depend on what type of vinyl siding that you go with. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads.

You surface area of your exterior will be more than 1 000 sq ft unless it is a tiny house.