Aluminum Siding Over Asbestos Shingles

Many asbestos roofs and siding are damaged cracked or broken.

Aluminum siding over asbestos shingles.

This is usually the preferred method of dealing with asbestos building materials. This can release fibers into the air. Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed. I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.

Permit fees are not required if you are removing less than the thresh old amounts of regulated asbestos containing materials listed in question l. Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible. My buddy took off the aluminum and lathe. A better strategy may be to cover it over with new siding which effectively seals in the asbestos material.

Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but. Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding. Sheathing underneath was 1 x planking. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.

Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. Asbestos cement shingle panels roof area 1000 square feet 1000 x 10 100 5. I just sided my buddy s house that had old aluminum siding staple to lathe over asbestos shingles which were fasted to 1 x 2 s.

Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it. Removing asbestos is often cost prohibitive for most people. A typical procedure is to install furring strips on the existing wall avoiding breaking the existing siding. But i installed 3 8 foamcore with my roofing nailer.

Are permit fees always required for removing asbestos built up roofing materials or asbestos cement shingles panels. If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss. Asbestos siding in particular however has a tendency to chip crack and break with normal wear and tear of family life. Asbestos was banned in 1989 so as the buildings that incorporated it age their roofing and siding will fall into disrepair.

Alternatively if you leave the asbestos on your home you can safely seal the old siding underneath the new siding and because asbestos is an excellent insulator you will actually be adding to the energy efficiency of your home by leaving it on. A common remodeling practice is to install new vinyl or aluminum siding over cement asbestos shingle siding as well as over many other older siding materials when the old siding has become damaged leaky or cosmetically ugly.