Asbestos Siding House Painting

Hi i just bought an old house that has cement asbestos shingles.

Asbestos siding house painting.

If you hire the job out painting asbestos siding doesn t require any special licensing as far as the contractor doing the work so you. Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. Cleaning replacing and painting asbestos cement shingles.

The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass. Asbestos siding is a cement based siding that contains asbestos. I attempted to have the house painted 6 years ago then touched up in 2013 as the paint was. Because of this it s important that all asbestos be treated carefully especially when painting asbestos siding.

Due to its durable nature it never rots or decomposes and is impervious to termites and ants it s not uncommon to find asbestos siding that is more than 50 years. Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it. Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.

Our method of choice to first apply zinsser peel stop triple thick primer which is a water based acrylic binding primer designed to penetrate and stop previous coatings from peeling. Since it doesn t expand or contract with the outside temperature asbestos siding makes a good base for paint. The use of asbestos house siding in new construction was discontinued in the late 1970s early 1980s but it is still present in many older homes. Instead of replacing asbestos siding on an old house homeowners have the option of treating it with specialty paint that will prevent any exposure to the dangerous chemicals.

Painting asbestos siding once we have cleaned and prepared the surface then there is really no difference when it comes to painting. Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials. I want to clean outside of house repair shingles. Usage of asbestos house siding.

A brief history of asbestos cement siding. It was popular in the 1960s and 1970s across the nation and is still on homes constructed during that period. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but. The top layer of asbestos shingles were white and chalky when i purchased the house 11 years ago.