How To Paint Slate Siding

If they do it s typically outside in open air which minimizes the risk even further.

How to paint slate siding.

Coat the tile with a thin layer of painter s caulk. Be sure to protect plants from the bleach. Then paint with two coats of acrylic paint. I ve been asked to give a bid on painting a house with asbestos shingle siding probably from the late 40 s or early 50 s and a number of shingles are cracked or broken.

Wear safety goggles if you are using a water blaster. What is that slate siding on my house. Pick the right paint. There really is no right paint when painting asbestos siding as it doesn t require anything out of the ordinary.

Use a bleach water solution about 50 50 after wetting the house spray the bleach solution on the siding with a pump up garden sprayer let set but rinse before it dries. Cut in paint along windows doors and eaves with a good brush that disperses paint smoothly. Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint pigment and mildew. Apply your chosen paint with a roller or even a paint sprayer saving brushwork for corners and edges.

Evenly coat the entire surface taking care not to apply too much paint in any one section. Painter s caulk helps the primer and paint adhere better to the slate surface. Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe. Squeeze the painter s caulk around the tile s surface and spread it around with your fingers until you achieve a thin even coating.

Are you sure it is slate. Siding is by nature very durable and it s difficult for fibers to become airborne. I was chatting with a house painting contractor recently who had an interesting question. In this video toh expert shares his tips and demonstrates how you clean and prepare the surface for painting.

Picking the right paint for asbestos siding. Steps for painting aluminum siding 1. Sounds more like asbestos siding big hard white shingles first the siding must be cleaned. 1 250 slate siding removal and disposal new siding materials and house wrap 1 000 1 250 installation labor 1 250 1 500 this is probably on the cheaper end and it will depend on what type of vinyl siding that you go with.

Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding. Inspect the siding for mildew powdery paint pigment and mildew.