Removing Asbestos Siding Shingles

What you ll need a pry bar for lifting nails a nail puller or nail head cutter.

Removing asbestos siding shingles. This way you ll avoid the hazardous dust created by tearing the shingles off. Disposable paper coveralls rubber boots rubber gloves and safety glasses. When you remove those shingles they will either come off when you pull out the nails require you to snap them off or require you to cut them. Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top.

Rarely if ever will they need to be cut and cutting is the one activity that creates hazardous dust. A knife or scissors to cut polyethylene sheeting. Cost to remove asbestos shingles the price of removing asbestos shingle siding is about 200 per hour or 8 per sq. In contrast it costs between 20 to 120 per sq.

The process of removing asbestos shingles from your roof or siding will disturb the materials and create a hazardous environment. Asbestos cement shingles can be removed safely without costly teams of abatement professionals. The price will differ because steeper roofs are harder to work on than a flat roof. Ft for the removal of roofing shingles.

Hepa purple color coded respirator. Extra precautions are vital to ensure that the process is done safely and that the dust and debris does not enter your home creating an ongoing danger for you and your family. Then either prime and paint or simply paint brush roll spray. Instead cover the shingles with polystyrene foam insulation panels then hang the new vinyl siding using 2 in long nails.

Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust. Scraping or brushing off old paint from asbestos siding is necessary before repainting but dangerous because it can release small asbestos fibres the approach of removing the old shingles and replacing them with new siding is an option that many homeowners have pursued though probably not as safely as they should. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.