Amy Neighbor Took Off Asbestos Siding

My siding has some weird black spots on it.

Amy neighbor took off asbestos siding.

Post a reply as anonymous. Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed. Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top. Stay vigilant and take precautions before opening up walls removing floor tiles or replacing roof shingles.

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. 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. Asbestos is usually white or gray sometimes blue and comes in several different forms. I power washed my asbestos siding several years ago.

The house i removed the asbestos siding on cost me 1900 to have a company come in and remove it. We just had our asbestos siding on our house removed last week by a licensed asbestos removal contractor. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. Cleaned very well but took a lot of the color off the siding.

I noticed this yesterday and thought that i really hope it isn t the beginning of rot. Lower removed siding to the ground. Bob june 17 2020 at 8 18 pm. Good luck with your project.

Then i found this article after searching on google. 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. Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust. There could be other locations where asbestos was used in your home.

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. 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. Not a good idea.

Know how to identify asbestos. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads.