Patching Holes In Asbestos Siding

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Patching holes in asbestos siding.

Asbestos fibers can also settle on your clothing if you do break and disturb the material leading to the possible contamination of your home and anyone living. Best material to patch drill holes in asbestos siding. The outside is covered with asbestos siding. I know that this stuff is supposed to be safe as long as it s not crumbling but at some point i might want to make holes in it to add a kitchen or bathroom vent or maybe even add a window.

I use nail pullers to try and grab the head of the nail and wiggle them out. Thats the worst case. You need a snap cutter. Work slowly and with care damaged areas grow easy.

Sometimes i run into double nailed siding. You of course need straight. The house was built in the 1920s but i have no idea how old the siding is. A typical procedure is to install furring strips on the existing wall avoiding breaking the existing siding.

Hello bought an old home with asbestos siding. Looks like they got hit with a baseball or something. They come straight waby and staggered. There are a couple of those old asbestos siding shingles on the back of our house that have craters gouged out of them.