Removing Siding With Asbestos

Abatement companies are equipped with both the experience of working with asbestos and with specialized tools and materials.

Removing siding with asbestos.

The general steps included in removing asbestos siding are. Knowledgeable contractors bill about 200 per hour. 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.

Breakage releases asbestos fibers. Make sure the area is clear and that people are kept away from it. Do not throw or drop removed asbestos siding. Asbestos siding is durable and generally not as hazardous as asbestos pipe or boiler insulation.

Because it takes around 1 hour for the removal of 25 sq. Saturating the area helps to keep the asbestos fibers from getting into the air. The average cost to remove dispose and replace 1 500 square feet of asbestos siding is between 11 000 and 24 000. As an alternative you can either paint or side over it.

Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet. Removal alone costs 1 000 to 10 000 depending on the scope of the project. Wet the asbestos siding and removed debris down with water before and during removal.

Use the pry bar and the hammer to start taking off the siding. Ft average removal costs around 800 to 1 200 for 100 sq. Then installing new material is 30 per hour plus the price of siding. Using sheeting around the house in order to make sure debris falls onto it and can easily be removed.

Scraping or brushing off old paint from asbestos siding is necessary before repainting but dangerous because it can release small asbestos fibres the approach of removing the old shingles and replacing them with new siding is an option that many homeowners have pursued though probably not as safely as they should. The price of asbestos siding removal is about 8 per sq. Step 4 pry off the siding. Work from the top down removing the snails to keep from breaking the asbestos siding.

Put the asbestos siding or roofing material in sealed plastic bags and dispose of it properly at a landfill designed to handle hazardous waste. The complete price includes hourly labor from an abatement expert. Keep all windows and doors to the house closed during removal. Although some contractors insist on removing the siding before replacing it there is no state requirement that the siding be removed before new siding is installed on the house.

Cost to remove asbestos shingles. Throughout the process you should strive to always keep the siding wet.