DIY & Home Improvement

Yes, it was covered with asbestos shingles. The house needed a ton of work both inside and out. I could live with the inside work, one room at a time but the gross shingles had to go.(along with a dilapidated porch and a 3 seater outhouse) My husband and I put up ladders and whacked the heck out of the stuff.
At the time, we did not know about the dangers of asbestos. Since this house is 2 1/2 stories high, it took quite a while to get this stuff off, get up all the nails, and get the shingles to the dump. It weighs a ton for just a small load. The old clapboards were in good shape so we scraped and painted, it looked great. At that time it was OK to bring the stuff to our local dump.Years later, we found out about the dangers of asbestos..a little too late.

If you have these shingles, they were probably put on over some prior siding. Adding another layer of siding on top of the shingles would probably bring the face of the siding to beyond the edge of your windows.

Painting would solve your problem for a while but when the time comes to rid yourself of the shingles, it is a major job. The work and cost of disposal is awful. I wish you luck. Whoever invented this junk should be drawn and quartered.