Painting Asbestos Shingle Siding

This is an admirable goal but there are potential complications.

Painting asbestos shingle siding.

Everyone is trying to save money today by doing things themselves. When you say asbestos shingles i presume you mean asbestos siding shingles. Right way to apply paint to asbestos shingles and siding. Asbestos shingle siding came in a variety of textures profiles shapes and sizes.

Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe. What may prove to be a very expensive removal and or abatement which needs to disposed of properly and then new siding installed adds to the significant cost of replacement. Installing vinyl siding will require disturbing the asbestos by nailing into it. The top layer of asbestos shingles were white and chalky when i purchased the house 11 years ago.

Wear safety goggles if you are using a water blaster. Painting siding versus replacing. Both the epa and the vinyl siding institute recommend not disturbing asbestos if at all possible. Compared to wood it was much more durable and weather resistant and it was easy to maintain as far as cleaning and painting.

In our page top photo of badly peeling paint on fiber cement lap siding we suspect that the wrong paint was used the paint was improperly mixed a primer was needed or the paint was applied over a chalked or damp surface. Cut in paint along windows doors and eaves with a good brush that disperses paint smoothly. These are easily prepared and easy to repaint. You can power wash any loose paint or simply scrape and remove any.

Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding. If you hire the job out painting asbestos siding doesn t require any special licensing as far as the contractor doing the work so you. Unless asbestos siding is disturbed it doesn t pose a significant health hazard and does not need to be removed. Using a respirator rated for asbestos and disposable tyvek suits is likely overkill for painting asbestos siding but they are definitely necessary when removing siding but peace of mind is priceless especially if your significant other insists.

No matter what type of siding involved asbestos aluminum vinyl yes you can paint vinyl as well or traditional woods painting.