Choose a paint that is mold and mildew resistant as well as waterproof.
Can you put vinyl siding over asbestos.
A professional asbestos abatement team can quickly legally and safely remove your existing roof or siding and handle the disposal of this material.
The new vinyl siding can be easily installed over top of the asbestos siding.
In the state of new jersey in hamilton princeton and west windsor townships it is allowed to install new vinyl siding on top of the existing.
While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl.
The easiest way to paint the asbestos siding is to use a paint sprayer.
Now that you have your backer board up and set firmly in place you can put the siding up safely without worrying about the asbestos falling down behind the siding.
Painting the asbestos siding will help prevent this from happening.
I have asbestos siding hard brittle shinglelike covering my whole house.
Would i hang the vinyl siding directly over the asbestos or would i put some sort of foam or insulation board or something over it first then hang the siding.
But before the new vinyl siding installation check with your township and see if it is allowed to leave asbestos siding on.
Your new roof or siding will likely not only be.
When you nail siding to the house remember to nail the siding.
My parent s house had vinyl siding put on in the early 80s it was put over the aspestos siding.
Asbestos siding though hard can flake over time which will lead to the possibility of you inhaling the asbestos.
This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding.
Vinyl siding indeed can go over asbestos dean uhler the baltimore sun melvin rice of baltimore asks whether it s better to remove or to side over the asbestos shingle siding on his house when.
My question is the old aspestos siding was never removed.
The asbestos was installed over original wood board siding 3 4 thick.
My mother is now looking to possibly have the house resided.
Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding.