Asbestos Siding Covered With Vinyl

This however can change if the asbestos siding begins to dry out or get damaged.

Asbestos siding covered with vinyl.

A better strategy may be to cover it over with new siding which effectively seals in the asbestos material. Make sure to carefully discard any fallen broken pieces of asbestos away. This is usually the preferred method of dealing with asbestos building materials. Removing the whole asbestos is often too costly.

Applying a layer of sheathing or sheets of foam insulation over the asbestos then covering it with vinyl siding is a common practice. You should have no problem covering asbestos siding with vinyl siding. However removing the asbestos siding first though more expensive is the best alternative in the long run. The siding has elongated nail holes to allow the siding to expand and contract and if you nail the siding tight to the house your siding will buckle.

The other solution is to cover the asbestos with siding. There is a vinyl siding product that uses adhesive instead of nails but it has not been in field use long enough for me to consider it. Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding. The following article will show you how.

It is best to just replace the asbestos siding but that can be very expensive. You can t nail through the asbestos siding if it is the rigid kind it is brittle and will shatter.