Amy Neighbor Took Off Asbestos Siding

Some men working out of the trunk of their car showed up this morning and are power washing the siding of my neighbor s house.

Amy neighbor took off asbestos siding.

Asbestos siding removal isn t free but if you re having it replaced with something else you just might be able to get a good deal with the company you end up choosing. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Stay vigilant and take precautions before opening up walls removing floor tiles or replacing roof shingles. Post a reply as anonymous.

Know how to identify asbestos. I noticed this yesterday and thought that i really hope it isn t the beginning of rot. I took my kids out of town during the removal and when i got home the next day i noticed pieces of debris including small broken pieces of asbestos siding in my grass and in the mulch beds surrounding my house. Bob june 17 2020 at 8 18 pm.

Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed. I know that like many older homes in my neighborhood the. I power washed my asbestos siding several years ago. My siding has some weird black spots on it.

The house i removed the asbestos siding on cost me 1900 to have a company come in and remove it. I also have experienced that the asbestos is usually over the original wood lap siding and adding another layer is starting to really sink the windows in which also looks bad and is quite noticable. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. 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.

The reported costs for such projects range from 500 to 4 500 while the typical cost for asbestos siding removal is generally between 1 000 and 2 500. If your neighbors are removing the shingles i assume they are the corrugated looking asbestos shingle siding from their own home on their own land they are working legally since they are not regulated by osha or any occupational safety organisation in the u s. Cleaned very well but took a lot of the color off the siding. We recommend having a certified asbestos removal contractor take the existing asbestos siding off.

Asbestos is usually white or gray sometimes blue and comes in several different forms. Lower removed siding to the ground. Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust. Not a good idea.

Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top. Then i found this article after searching on google.