2nd dec 2010 08 10 pm 2.
Caps for holes left by dilling holes in asbestos siding.
Hello bought an old home with asbestos siding.
You re drilling a couple of holes and you ll be outside.
If it were me i might throw on an n95 mask if it was handy.
Punch out the circle when done if you are worried about the dust wet it down while drilling.
For a hole cutter the minimum to get is a carbide tipped hole saw and best for lots of holes are the hole cutters with tungsten carbide teeth.
I would drill a hole at each corner.
I ve searched this diy forum for some tips on drilling asbestos siding but the closest i found was folks discussing cutting holes in asbestos siding.
The house is a cape cod built in 1950 and has wonderful asbestos siding on it which i recently had painted.
That should create a real weak spot along the.
This siding is in 100 perfect condition the entire way around the house.
The following procedures are for drilling holes through asbestos containing materials acm.
Eh people get crazy about asbestos and mold.
Again this will destroy your blades so have a few good ones.
Not all of the siding is asbestos more modern versions are mineral content for an 8 hole use an 8 plumbers bit or scribe your circumference than drill a series of 1 4 pilot bits around the circle spacing them less than 1 4 apart.
Then with a utility knife i would trace the outline.
Does anyone have any tips on how to drill screws into the asbestos sheets safely.
The adjustable hole cutters from hole pro have tungsten carbide blades and i have cut 7 holes in asbestos and fiber cement board hardie certainteed etc using this hole cutter and a 18 volt cordless.
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If utilized correctly these work procedures will keep exposure levels below the permissible exposure limit pel and excursion level el of 0 1 f cc and 1 0 f cc respectively.
Some are missing or broken but it s all good as we bought cement fiberboard replicas and we ll take precautions during the removal of the bad shingles tiles whatever you call them.
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Then i would drill a few more holes along the outline of the vent hole you are trying to make.
Removal of or drilling through asbestos containing floor tile and or mastic is a class iii operation under the osha asbestos standard for construction 29 cfr 1926 1101 as long as the amount of asbestos containing debris from the work can be contained in one standard sized waste bag not exceeding 60 inches in length and width.
