Use the pry bar to get up under the edge of the siding and take it off of the side of the house.
How to remove asbestos siding without breaking them.
Wash all tools.
Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust.
Make sure to spray as much of the asbestos as you can.
Set a large piece of plastic on the ground around the perimeter of the home.
Try to keep the siding in full pieces if possible.
Work from the top down removing the snails to keep from breaking the asbestos siding.
Keep all windows and doors to the house closed during removal.
Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.
Remove asbestos siding by following these steps.
Use the hammer to remove any nails that are holding the siding in place.
This will ensure that the dangerous dust sticks to the sheets and will reduce the risk of particles getting into the air.
If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads.
The average price to remove asbestos siding is around 1 000 with typical costs between 800 and 1 200.
The average price to repair asbestos siding is around 4 761 with typical costs between 665 and 8 856 many projects come as low as 300 while some may reach 22 500 encapsulation a favorable type of repair averages about 2 to 6 per sq.
This will catch the material that is being removed and make disposal.
Wet the asbestos with water.
Disposing of the siding and cleaning up 1.
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.
Do not throw or drop removed asbestos siding.
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.
Use the pry bar and the hammer to start taking off the siding.
Using a pump spray lightly dampen the asbestos with water.
Call your local dump and ask if they.
Dispose of all asbestos contaminated material at a hazardous waste facility.
Remove the asbestos without breaking it up.
Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed.
Breakage releases asbestos fibers.
Use approved bags and seal each bag separately then place in a second bag and seal the second bag.
Cleanup and decontamination double bag and seal all debris containing asbestos.
Wet the asbestos siding and removed debris down with water before and during removal.
Keep the floor and any debris on it damp while you work to reduce the amount of dust in the air.
