Painting Asbestos Siding Before And After

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Painting asbestos siding before and after. Asbestos was commonly used as an ingredient in paints. You can find inexpensive test kits online. Exterior paint before and after photos siding paint photos. Cut in paint along windows doors and eaves with a good brush that disperses paint smoothly.

Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe. Begin by analyzing a paint sample for lead content. Click the images for a larger view. Advice for painting fiber cement or asbestos cement building shingles or siding.

For this reason the acm needs to be thoroughly inspected before the work begins. Once the fibers are released a home s residents constantly breathe them in unknowingly. That asbestos siding takes paint great. Is asbestos present in paints.

The first is the possible and almost certain presence of lead based paint on the siding and the second is the asbestos in the siding itself. Once the surface is prepped and cleaned there s really no difference when it comes to painting asbestos siding than any similar fiber cement or hardiboard siding. Wear safety goggles if you are using a water blaster. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle.

This is especially true in home s that haven t had their asbestos levels measured and lowered if necessary. Such tasks can only be carried out on acms that are in good condition. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. You can t drive screws and nails through them without pre drilling.

As a first priority removing asbestos containing material acm must be considered. In no way does that affect my actual opinion of this product. This is because asbestos enters the body after it is breathed in. Thanked 3 181 times in 1 677 posts my photos.

I go right on the bear with finish. Have you ever painted an asbestos siding house before that had failing paint. Besides the need to create a good surface for painting asbestos siding there are two other areas of concern. In our page top photo of badly peeling paint on fiber cement lap siding we suspect that the wrong paint was used the paint was improperly mixed a primer was needed or the paint was applied over a chalked or damp surface.

Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find. Where acm cannot be removed and must be sealed painted coated or cleaned there may be a risk to health. 04 22 2012 03 10 pm 4.

Rolling can sometimes be difficult due to the grooves and texture in the asbestos siding and the coverage is about the same as far as how much paint you ll need. I am currently in a paid partnership with lowe s.