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Is this asbestos siding? spilaris 08-02-2005
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Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 2, 2005, 2:40 pm


spilaris@hotmail.co.jp wrote:
>
> 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.

IMO even that wouldn't be much of a hazard although it could certainly
be done in a much less dust-creating-intensive manner. I know,
everybody's all up in arms over it, but it's far blown out of proportion
imo....

imo, ymmv, $0.02(US), etc., ...


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Posted by Goedjn on August 2, 2005, 3:17 pm



>
>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.


Well, except that's not what you'd do.. You'd want to simply REMOVE
any asbestos shingles/tiles that overlap the area in question,
THEN cut the hole, and fill in the intervening space with
concrete/fiberglass replacements that you CAN cut.

--Goedjn


Posted by Rich-out-West on August 2, 2005, 12:18 pm


Judging from that discoloration around the window, it looks like it
might be LP siding, not HardiPlank. Around 1995, in the Seattle area,
you would have been much more likely to have someone sell you LP versus
HardiPlank. All the mushrooms growing out of the LP - and the
resulting class action lawsuits - are one of the reasons HardiPlank has
become so popular in the Northwest.

If it feels almost as hard as cement, it's probably Hardi. If it
feels like you could almost push a nail through it with your bare
hands, it's probably LP. Either way, it almost certainly contains no
asbestos. If you do have LP (or some other pressboard product) make
really sure to maintain the flashing, caulking, and paint. The stuff
can't take much exposure to water.

Richard Johnson PE
Camano Island, WA
(An hour north of Seattle)

P.S. Everything expressed here is opinion only...



Posted by on August 3, 2005, 9:10 pm



Rich-out-West wrote:
> Judging from that discoloration around the window, it looks like it
> might be LP siding, not HardiPlank. Around 1995, in the Seattle area,
> you would have been much more likely to have someone sell you LP versus
> HardiPlank. All the mushrooms growing out of the LP - and the
> resulting class action lawsuits - are one of the reasons HardiPlank has
> become so popular in the Northwest.
>
> If it feels almost as hard as cement, it's probably Hardi. If it
> feels like you could almost push a nail through it with your bare
> hands, it's probably LP. Either way, it almost certainly contains no

It's very hard. It's even tough to screw on it without drilling it
first so I think it's the Hardi stuff.


> asbestos. If you do have LP (or some other pressboard product) make
> really sure to maintain the flashing, caulking, and paint. The stuff
> can't take much exposure to water.
>
> Richard Johnson PE
> Camano Island, WA
> (An hour north of Seattle)
>
> P.S. Everything expressed here is opinion only...



Posted by superflysmith on August 2, 2005, 3:29 pm




I've got asbestos tiles at my work and at home. It doesn't worry me one

bit. As long as your not chewing on your siding you should be fine even

if it does have asbestos. Asbestos is a good for subdueing fires. It was

banned in 1978. If it is asbestos just where a mask when drilling holes

in it and keep it painted. You shouldn't have any problems.





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