Getting a face full of asbestos each time good times good times.
Attaching a rail to asbestos siding.
Asbestos has gotten a somewhat bad rep among the smoking society but is still a great fire barrier but really ugly as siding.
Take a 2x4 1x4 2x6 the length of the rail or a little longer and screw that board into the studs.
And make no mistake asbestos is dangerous.
Cut the board at 45 degrees on both sides so that while the board is at the angle of the stairs the ends will be perfectly vertical.
Attaching gutter down spout to asbestos siding hi guys just curious how to attach new gutter down spouts to a house with asbestos siding.
Then screw the rail into the board.
Mark the location of the mounting hole onto the siding.
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Use old holes.
Asbestos cement roofing siding history dates codes patents give a history of cement asbestos siding roofing product use.
A brief history of asbestos cement siding.
The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.
I remember standing on a ladder knocking blown on asbestos insulation off of beams to be able to attach beam clamps all day long.
Slide a rail bracket into the template you made for the bottom rail.
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We include research articles as well as patent citations that help trace the use of asbestos cement in and on buildings from the late 1800 s to the present.
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Encapsulating the asbestos although not friable is not a bad idea with my neighbors houses located about 20 feet to either side.
Then paint the board the same colour as the siding.
The issue here is asbestos and the risks of serious lung diseases it can cause.
Semed to adhere rather well to the asbestos shingles.
Removing asbestos is often cost prohibitive for most people.
Even a single airborne fiber of the most dangerous types of asbestos can eventually cause a particular form of lung cancer if inhaled.
It s pretty serious but according to health canada one of the world s leading sources of unbiased information on the subject if.
Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.
Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials.
