How To Remove Asbestos Siding Yourself

A component of this demolition permit is to remove the asbestos.

How to remove asbestos siding yourself.

You can get 6 mil plastic sheeting at a home improvement center. Use the pry bar and the hammer to start taking off the siding. Wear a mask gloves and protective suit to completely cover your clothing. Then double wrap the asbestos sheets and double tape the wrapping to ensure it s sufficiently sealed.

Contact your local building or permitting department for more information. Use the pry bar to get up under the edge of the siding and take it off of the side of the house. In most cases you have to pull a permit to do demolition work on your house. Use the hammer to remove any nails that are holding the siding in place.

It s not recommended for anyone but a professional to remove asbestos but if you do remove asbestos these are steps to take. Remove pieces of siding by pulling nails or cutting nail heads so as to minimize breakage. This will catch debris and give you a place to put the siding as you remove it. Spray the back of each piece once it s removed and carefully place it on the plastic sheet.

Lay 6 mil plastic sheeting down on the ground around the building. When placing asbestos sheets on top of each other do not slide or skid the sheets. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. Try to keep the siding in full pieces if possible.

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. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Spread at least 1 layer of plastic sheeting on the ground wherever you will be removing the asbestos siding. The average price to remove asbestos siding is around 1 000 with typical costs between 800 and 1 200.

Use labels to clearly indicate that the bags contain asbestos. This will help prevent breaking the siding and releasing asbestos dust. If the siding starts to crumble on its own spray it with your detergent mixture. Before the siding dries start removing nails by pulling them out or cutting the heads.

Don t use power tools to break up the product as this will make more of a mess. Dampen the material with water to limit the dust particles. Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.

You cannot just dump asbestos in your home garbage pickup.