Removing Non Friable Asbestos Siding

Dufour re applicability to transite siding january 14 1993 pdf 4 pp 129 k.

Removing non friable asbestos siding.

Contact your local building or permitting department for more information. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet. Make sure you do not track the material into your house. Set up a regulated area exclusion zone with barrier tape or barricades.

In most cases you have to pull a permit to do demolition work on your house. Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top. Sometimes leaving asbestos in place is safer than trying to remove it. See epa s about pdf page to learn more.

Do not use. Burke re applicability to category ii material january 8 1992 pdf 3 pp 94 k letter to j. Some professional asbestos abatement companies often offer free testing to confirm that your siding does indeed contain asbestos. These so called asbestos roofs are not dangerous until they are damaged.

Submit the permit application no less than 10 days prior to construction. A component of this demolition permit is to remove the asbestos. How should asbestos roofing and siding be removed. You cannot just dump asbestos in your home garbage pickup.

Place plastic drop cloths around house to collect any debris from the removal. Roofing products shingles seal the asbestos with cement or other polymers to create a very efficient for that time insulator. Place a drop cloth under the area in which you are working to collect any falling. Asbestos siding removal cost on average asbestos siding removal costs between 4 and 6 per square foot.

If installing new siding you can install it over the existing asbestos siding as long as the existing siding is flat. Removal of asbestos containing exterior siding from owner occupied single family residences 1. Asbestos siding removal over 160 square feet requires a permit. Protect yourself by wearing a respirator with p100 cartridge filters.

Keep others away from the area. The minute you start removing it you ll disturb the asbestos and need professional abatement. Although some contractors insist on removing the siding before replacing it there is no state requirement that the siding be removed before new siding is installed on the house. One method of dealing with siding that contains asbestos is to cover it with vinyl siding.

Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust. Step 2 after the inspection for asbestos siding complete the application form dhhs 3768 and submit it to the north carolina health hazard control unit. All removal of asbestos must be done by a professional with special equipment. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page.

Asbestos siding is durable and generally not as hazardous as asbestos pipe or boiler insulation. An asbestos abatement professional can advise you.