Old Slate Siding

It is on hundreds of thousands of older homes.

Old slate siding.

This product was made as roof shingles and siding that tried to look like wood shingles. Asbestos cement siding was popular in an era when insulbrick was also an option for replacement siding for old houses. Sea slate siding and sand scallops 10 16. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads.

It is a cement board product that used asbestos as a binder for the cement. Just having asbestos siding and roofing on your home does not pose a hazard to your health. Remove pieces of siding by pulling nails or cutting nail heads so as to minimize breakage. 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.

Siding and roofing richa wilson intermountain regional architectural historian kathleen snodgrass project leader s y r or n. 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. Get free shipping on qualified slate siding or buy online pick up in store today in the building materials department. Asbestos containing roofing and siding in good condition are best left alone.

Provia s cedar peaks siding is available in multiple colors but the sea slate hue stands out among the rest. 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. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. H u t g a nd ng l a ir.

The siding may also contain asbestos if it is old with a wood grain texture to resemble cedar. 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. If your siding fits either of these descriptions you should consider having it tested. Damaged roofing and siding should be carefully repaired.

Testing your siding for asbestos. If you do decide to remove asbestos siding from your home the answer to is asbestos siding dangerous isn t necessarily yes. Check your local building codes. Safely removing asbestos siding.

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.