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Is this asbestos siding? spilaris 08-02-2005
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Posted by on August 2, 2005, 10:37 am


Hello. I'm in Japan and I'm Japanese. I built a 2x6 house in 1995 and
installed siding made in USA. By some reason, I'm not able to contact
the contractor who built my house anymore, and I have no clue to find
out whether the siding is made of asbestos or not. I heard asbestos has
been already banned in the US since some years ago, but I have no clue
about if the siding manufactured before year 1995 contains asbestos or
not.

Here is the picture of the siding:
http://spilaris.atspace.com/siding.htm

It's approximately 9mm(0.35 inches) thick and approximately 150mm(5.9
inches) wide, but each shingle is overlapping so I don't know the real
width of the original product. I suppose the length of overlapped part
is probably some 2 inches. I suppose the siding was manufactured a few
months or a few years before 1995 since they were new.

The sidings were shipped from a building material dealer in Seattle in
1995.

I really appreciate if someone could inform me if the siding of my
house contains asbestos or not.

Incidentally, in case the siding contains asbestos, should I remove
them? Or if I paint on them thick, could I avoid the particles of
asbestos flying in the air effectively? Is removing of the siding the
only method to avoid them flying in the air? Or is there any other
method to avoid them flying in the air?

Thanks in advance.



Posted by nobody on August 2, 2005, 10:54 am


spilaris@hotmail.co.jp wrote:

> Incidentally, in case the siding contains asbestos, should I remove
> them? Or if I paint on them thick, could I avoid the particles of
> asbestos flying in the air effectively? Is removing of the siding the
> only method to avoid them flying in the air? Or is there any other
> method to avoid them flying in the air?
>
.
>
Your siding appears to be what we call Hardiboard, here in
the USA. It is not asbestos, but is a fiber reinforced
cement product that will really stand the test of time.
Just keep it painted to maintain its looks. The asbestos
containing siding that was once manufactured and sold here
in the USA is OK to leave on a house, so long as it is not
broken or drilled. The asbestos that you should fear is
airborne, such as dust from drilling or sawing.

My opinions only.

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Posted by on August 2, 2005, 11:09 am



nobody wrote:
> spilaris@hotmail.co.jp wrote:
>
> > Incidentally, in case the siding contains asbestos, should I remove
> > them? Or if I paint on them thick, could I avoid the particles of
> > asbestos flying in the air effectively? Is removing of the siding the
> > only method to avoid them flying in the air? Or is there any other
> > method to avoid them flying in the air?
> >
> .
> >
> Your siding appears to be what we call Hardiboard, here in
> the USA. It is not asbestos, but is a fiber reinforced
> cement product that will really stand the test of time.
> Just keep it painted to maintain its looks. The asbestos
> containing siding that was once manufactured and sold here
> in the USA is OK to leave on a house, so long as it is not
> broken or drilled. The asbestos that you should fear is
> airborne, such as dust from drilling or sawing.

Thank you so much indeed. I've been worrying about this issue for weeks
and I heave a sigh of relief now. I will keep painting on it.

Again, thanks so much.

> My opinions only.
>
> --
> Thanks to spammers
> Most of us now use false
> ID's to cut down on unsolicited
> Email.



Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 2, 2005, 1:09 pm


spilaris@hotmail.co.jp wrote:
....
> Thank you so much indeed. I've been worrying about this issue for weeks
> and I heave a sigh of relief now. I will keep painting on it.
>
> Again, thanks so much.

And again, even if it were asbestos siding it's not a hazard in that
form...


Posted by on August 2, 2005, 11:28 am



Duane Bozarth wrote:
> spilaris@hotmail.co.jp wrote:
> ...
> > Thank you so much indeed. I've been worrying about this issue for weeks
> > and I heave a sigh of relief now. I will keep painting on it.
> >
> > Again, thanks so much.
>
> And again, even if it were asbestos siding it's not a hazard in that
> form...

I suppose it's not a hazard in that form, but once I started to mind
it, I felt so uneasy, and worried about it for weeks. I was going to
make an extra room in attic, and was going to install a new window. To
install it, I have to saw the siding with spreading all those particles
in the air to open a hole in the wall. If it's asbestos, my neighbors
would upset about it.



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