Vinyl siding over old cementious siding
I am looking a installing new vinyl siding to an older house, probably built in the 30s or 40s. The siding is the old cementious tile siding. It was also used for roofing at one time i believe.
My question is how to install the new vinyl siding over this hard brittle siding tiles.
I plan to use a fan fold insulation layer. I do not know about applying nailing strips or furring over the old siding tiles.
Has any one completed this kind of project ?
Thanks,
bldrjim
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NO doubt this is asbestos tile!! Be careful with this stuff. Recommend you go to http://www.epa.org for addtional information as to how to handle asbestos.
If the material is in bad shape (flaking, pealing, cracked, etc.), the asbestos fibers can become airborne and be inhaled. Asbestos is proven to cause mesothelioma (form of lung cancer).
I agree it is probabally asbestos.
If you are a contractor around here, and you create any kind of dust or remove any of it, without correct licence, you in big dog doo.
Kind of like fishing around here, you cant play dumb
oh I didnt know it wasnt a keeper, officer, what a $350 fine
however I am sure the asbestos fines are a whole lot more, and contractors cant play dumb, but a homeowner can
Jim-
I had (have) the asbestos shingles on my house, and had the house vinyl sided last spring (I can hear the "boos" coming now...lol). They go right over it with the fanfold, putting in just enough nails to hold it up, and then go to town with the vinyl. For the most part, the sharp points on the roofing nails punch thru the shingles, and any pieces that do crack are held in place by the fanfold. By the time the crew was done, the only evidence that the shingles existed under the vinyl were a few small corners that had cracked off when the starter strip was installed, and fell to the ground. They went right into the garbage.
If you're concerned about the dust/fibers, wet the shingles first, but I don't see it as an issue- you're outdoors- not sucking the stuff in inside a basement as you strip it off of pipes. Of course, the EPA and local authorities may have other opinions...
Bob