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rusty quoin

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4. My only solutions are never buy a house with it, live with it, paint it to contain the fibers.

Fri Apr 1, 2016, 11:56 PM

Apr 2016

Or you can do asbestos abatement and start from the beginning after that's done. I never did that, but I understand it is costly. Can you imagine a crew gowned up like drug company workers, respirator, booties...nothing exposed, removing each shingle in ways not to break any...and placing each shingle gently into the bag to be tagged and buried in a special place, like it was a deadly biological pathogen.

The stuff sucks. I know. I bought two houses with it. One was covered with vinyl, and the other with aluminum. You'd think I'd learn by the first mistake.

If you can cover it up with something else, maybe that's the way, but I certainly would get many quotes, and opinions, especially from your county office.

Did I mention the stuff sucks?

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Siding questions - what to do with asbestos shingle? [View all] MH1 Apr 2016 OP

There's a cement siding called Hardie Plank pscot Apr 2016 #1

Your siding sounds like masonite... catnhatnh Apr 2016 #2

Thanks, pscot, looks interesting. MH1 Apr 2016 #5

was just discussing this w an estimator. hardie mopinko Apr 2016 #11

Asbestos siding sold as maintenance free and indestructible Warpy Apr 2016 #3

Thanks for the input. MH1 Apr 2016 #6

I've read that it's better to leave intact, undamaged siding up Warpy Apr 2016 #8

My only solutions are never buy a house with it, live with it, paint it to contain the fibers. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #4

Thanks, yes the stuff sucks. MH1 Apr 2016 #7

Asbestos shingles, my sympathy. In 1969 we bought our old house and..... Paper Roses Apr 2016 #9

Yes about this. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #10