In this video this old house general contractor tom silva shares his secrets for working with fiber cement siding.
Old siding tiles.
Product overview weatherside fiber cement siding is the one and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
The design is made up of wide boards being placed together and then a thin piece of wood the batten placed to cover up the gap where the two boards meet.
It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
A look at the different styles and materials for siding shingles and roofing for old houses including clapboard dutch lap and novelty siding.
My parent s house had vinyl siding put on in the early 80s it was put over the aspestos siding.
My mother is now looking to possibly have the house resided.
When cutting fiber cement siding with circular saw use a blade that has only four or six teeth.
We found this cement asbestos siding debris on the ground around a home that boasted new vinyl siding.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
The presence of old dirty demotion materials may suggest that old asbestos cement shingles have been removed from the home even when new completely different materials are installed.
It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos.
My question is the old aspestos siding was never removed.
Also known as barn siding board and batten is an old classic when it comes to exteriors.
To keep dust to a minimum use a circular saw that s equipped with either a dust collection bag or electric fan that blows dust into a bucket.
Roofing ornamentation such as finials weathervanes and chimney pots.
Wood metal and tile roofing.
Homes built between 1920 and the 1960s are likely to contain asbestos in any cementitious siding tiles.