A qualified asbestos abatement contractor can evaluate the damage and course of action for you.
Replacing a roof with asbestos shingles.
Find cement fiber shingles that are reminiscent of your current shingles if you only need to replace a few or choose a new style of shingle if you re replacing them all.
Attempting ordinary maintenance like repairing or replacing individual tiles or shingles to preserve the overall roof or siding can create asbestos dust.
It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
These shingles are a fact of life in that area and for houses of the early and mid 20th century.
Use the claw of a hammer to loosen the adhesive under the tabs 2 rows above the damaged shingles and then loosen any exposed nails with the claw.
The first step is to either seal.
Supradur manufacturing corp po box 908 rye ny 10580 800 223 1948 or from within new york state call 914 967 8230.
In the early 1920s american roofing material manufacturers johns mansville carey eternit and century were all offering at least one asbestos cement roofing shingle to their customers.
The first american made asbestos shingles were manufactured by the ambler asbestos shingle sheathing company in 1905.
Supradur manufacturing corporation supradur mineral fiber shingles.
Work your way down to the damaged shingles loosening adhesive and nails so.
Do not cover old asbestos shingles since it could lead to home damage.
Pulling off broken shingles or portions and nailing in new material will disturb the existing asbestos.
The east coast is filled with houses sided in these asbestos cement shingles.
Use new cement fiber shingles that are asbestos free.
In order to replace damaged roof shingles you need to remove the damaged shingle install the new one and seal the edges.
Permit fees are not required if you are removing less than the thresh old amounts of regulated asbestos containing materials listed in question l.
The use of asbestos cement roof shingles was growing at a steady rate in the united states.
Asbestos cement shingle panels roof area 1000 square feet 1000 x 10 100 5.
You may be able to repair the roof rather than replace if the roof is in good shape with any type of repair the asbestos remains in place.
Asbestos roofing can be easily and safely removed.
Asbestos isn t used as a building material any more due to the health risk it poses.
For maintenance or replacement of asbestos cement roof shingles or wall siding or to purchase new fiber cement siding and roofing products contact.
Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
