Hello all I am starting a project outside of Chicago and the home owner has asked me for advice. The house was sided whith what I think is asbestos cement siding and while it is non friable and stable where it is at, I have no idea wheather this reqires full abatement with the tent and spacesuits. Any input or reference would be helpful.
somene please cut though the hype.
ps. this is outside my own scope of work and am merely asking for them
pps. if they do demo this themselves shoud I make myself scarce?
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Not here but I would make myself scarce if they did it themselves.
Spray water on it and keep it wet will reduce the friable particles.
Here in Michigan, if the homeowner does the job, they don't have to be abatement certified. I almost did one of these jobs as a homeowner, and got as far as making a removal tool before the sibling rivalries tanked the whole remodel.In our case, there was an underlayment, a kind of corrugated tarpaper, underneath. This was crucial. You could push on the siding, and compress this corrugated underlayment enough to expose the nail heads just enough to get a pair of end nippers on them. I had done this successfully before, when replacing windows, etc. But it's really hard not to break the siding when prying with the nippers. Faced with removing a whole house worth of sing, I started tweaking. I took a very long pair of plain iron nippers, possibly farriers nippers, and ground/filed one of the handles as close to a 3/8" round rod as I could. Then I threaded it 3/8"-24 for a stop nut on the end, and fitted it for a sliding weight -- just like a dent-puller. It looked like it would work, but that's where the sibs got ugly. Never removed a single shingle. But it works great for gutter spikes -- no deformation of the aluminum; the pull is straight out.This stuff isn't particularly dangerous, but you've got to handle it responsibly -- no tossing it from the ladder into the dumpster. And yes, keeping it wet is a very good idea. Good luck!AitchKay
Thanks do you know if it has to be bagged or if can just be loaded in a dumpster?
I'm no expert, let me stress that! But I was told to bag it. The cloud of dust rising from an emptying dumpster wouldn't be very nice.AitchKay
You'll have to check local laws and regs.
Also see: http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ashome.html.
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A garden sprayer with detergent and water is a better than plain water.
A 3M P100 mask that fits properly will help keep the nasty stuff out of their lungs. Tell them to quit smoking, eat properly, get enough exercise and think clean thoughts.
Then make yourself scarce.
Is it full-on replacement? Call your building department. Regulations and rules vary from city to city and county to county. None of us here could give you sound advice. (Think clean thoughts......funny,funny!!)
You're right, arcflash, I may be giving good advice, but basically, I'm just talking through my hat. Talk to the local officials, sure, but better yet, talk to a reputable abatement pro. Some building departments are pretty sketchy.AitchKay
I take it this is REALLY OLD siding? the stuff that was like 3/32" thick? Newer cement siding does not have asbestos in it ... or they wouldn't be able to use power saws to cut it.
I agree ... talk to a local official/expert find out your limitations/requirements.