Painting Asbestos Siding Before And After

Work from the top down removing the snails to keep from breaking the asbestos siding.

Painting asbestos siding before and after.

On preparing the surface for paint. Compared to other similar hardie board or fiber cement siding there is not much difference in terms of painting asbestos siding after you prepped and cleaned the surface. You can roll it or brush it on but make sure you get under the small lip at the bottom of each asbestos siding shingle. In our page top photo of badly peeling paint on fiber cement lap siding we suspect that the wrong paint was used the paint was improperly mixed a primer was needed or the paint was applied over a chalked or damp surface.

Apply a coat of primer to the newly cleaned siding. Besides the need to create a good surface for painting asbestos siding there are two other areas of concern. The primer creates an adhesive surface for the paint and helps seal the color of the old paint. Asbestos cement siding is very brittle and can be easily chipped cracked or broken.

I m placing a bid on painting this house with this type of siding. Vicki january 17 2019 at 1 45 pm. Advice for painting fiber cement or asbestos cement building shingles or siding. I am currently in a paid partnership with lowe s.

Preparation before coating is the key to a successful paint job. In no way does that affect my actual opinion of this product. Allow the primer to dry completely. Wet the asbestos siding and removed debris down with water before and during removal.

Taking some extra time cleaning and prepping the siding before painting which is always recommended to remove dirt and mildew that may present is necessary. Here at top coat painters we dial down the pressure and use a 4 step process. Feb 23 2016 explore peninsula siding company s board before and after siding on pinterest. New here and will do a proper intro after work today.

The first is the possible and almost certain presence of lead based paint on the siding and the second is the asbestos in the siding itself. Using a respirator rated for asbestos and disposable tyvek suits is likely overkill for painting asbestos siding but they are definitely necessary when removing siding but peace of mind is priceless especially if your significant other insists. The front of our house where rain and snow drop right down peels. If you hire the job out painting asbestos siding doesn t require any special licensing as far as the contractor doing the work so you.

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