Matching Old Asbestos Siding

Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials.

Matching old asbestos siding.

Well maybe it wasn t quite the same but you get the idea. It is another way for you to help your customer avoid the hassle and expense of replacing all the siding on their home or building. Asbestos siding was all the rage in the early part of the 20th century. If you are one of the folks whose house got dressed up with asbestos siding back in the day all is not lost.

If a test confirms that your home siding contains asbestos you ll need to be familiar with the health risks. If you re dead set on repairing asbestos siding it s possible to patch in some small areas where siding has cracked or where gaps have appeared but the textured and grooved nature of most old asbestos siding makes it very difficult to hide these patch and repair jobs. Not all manufacturers added asbestos to their siding so those 50 year old shingles on your home that you assume have asbestos in them in fact might turn out to be plain old cement siding. Exposure to and breathing asbestos fibers can result in lung problems and cancer.

It is very brittle and has a tendency to crack and break when nailed which can release asbestos fibers into both the air and ground. What beanie babies were to the 1990s asbestos siding was to the the 1930s. We re using hariboard to match our old asbestos siding. The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass.

A brief history of asbestos cement siding. It is another way for you to help your customer avoid the hassle and expense of replacing all the siding on their home or building. About asbestos siding asbestos siding is composed of asbestos fibers mixed with portland cement. It was immensely popular.

Gaf s weatherside fiber cement siding is a perfectly matching replacement for older asbestos cement or fiber cement products orginally produced by supradur and is sold in the three standard patterns illustrated here. Be salvaged from somewhere and matching an old pattern closely is often impossible. Depending on where you are the salvage restoration kind of folks may be best bet for the old stuff although not sure anybody is trying or even allowed to salvage the asbestos siding. We are using hariboard the same width as our old siding then cutting it to match the length.

You re almost always better off replacing entire pieces of siding instead of trying to repair bit and. The shingles are perfectly designed with wavy straight and thatched edges as well as striated textured and wood grain surfacing to match the most popular styles of old asbestos siding shingles. This lets you replace old cracked and broken siding pieces while maintaining the same look and feel of your home. Right now we don t want to strip the outside too much going on inside but there are several places where the siding is cracked or broken.

Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.