How To Nail Asbestos Siding

The plastic is used to create a barrier to the elements as well as prevents the siding from rubbing against the painted asbestos siding.

How to nail asbestos siding. Remove pieces of siding by pulling nails or cutting nail heads so as to minimize breakage. 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. This siding is in 100 perfect condition the entire way around the house. You can t drive screws and nails through them without pre drilling.

Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. This would trigger dust and asbestos dust is a problem as i ve mentioned. Place the top edge of the plastic sheeting at the top of the exterior wall above the siding.

Pry out nails and remove whole pieces of siding. If cement shingles have to be cut use the manufacturer s recommended cutting tool not a power saw that will make a lot of dust. Nail it in place using several nails a few inches apart until the top of the plastic is fully attached. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

Line up the nail holes between the old upper layer cement asbestos shingles and the new fiber cement shingles to be secured underneath. I ve searched this diy forum for some tips on drilling asbestos siding but the closest i found was folks discussing cutting holes in asbestos siding. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. When you nail siding to the house remember to nail the siding loose.

The house is a cape cod built in 1950 and has wonderful asbestos siding on it which i recently had painted. Now that you have your backer board up and set firmly in place you can put the siding up safely without worrying about the asbestos falling down behind the siding.