repica for the old asbestos siding /shin
Squareshooter
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I am remodeling a 50s home and need to replace some of the siding. I think it is an asbestos lap siding and was installed showing a11″ lap . I assume the total height of the siding is around 14″… It has vertical groove in it to simulate a cedar shingle? IIt looks to to have about a 1/4″ butt and possible no taper. It came in apparent random lengths like 16″ , 12″ , 8″ , and was installed like that .. I cannot find anything around here to match it with. Is anyone making a non-asbestos siding /shingle to duplicate this old stuff? Thanks Squareshooter
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http://www.gaf.com/Content/GAF/RES1/ROOF/RS_WeatherSide.html
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great link...i just forwarded it to someone who has a lot of broken asbestos siding on their house that needs replacing...thank you
Just recently in JLC, a contributor had the same problem.
He bought a 4x8 sheet of Jame Hardie cement board siding and cut out strips the same height and scored it vertically to approximate the random pattern.
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Teal makes a grooved cedar shingle that matches what you describe. And I'm not sure if it's Hardi or someone similar, but I've seen a cement based version.
The older hardware stores carry that in my area, the ones that could stay in business
If asbestos is so dangerous that they wear a little suit to tear this siding off the wall, why is it ok for people to walk around 30 feet away with no protection of any kind. I saw this happen on Eglin AFB, and is it okay.
Edited 9/9/2007 7:58 pm ET by catfish
You do know. not to cut the old asbestos shingle or disturb any more than is absolutely necessary, don't you?
Squareshooter,
You can purchase a cementuous replacement for the "transite" siding you wish to replace.
Be very cautious though, I have seen products listed as "asbestos free" that should have read free asbestos!!!!!!!
Some time a go I was the director for a Haz-Mat Department at a local college.
We specified a replacement product similar to what your looking for and received a pallet of cementuous material marked "asbestos free" had it sampled and it turned out to be about 60% chrysotile asbestos, naturally we sent it back and the vendor did not hesitate.