Cutting Into Asbestos Siding

Astm d677 50 pertained to woven asbestos cloth.

Cutting into asbestos siding.

Saw through a cut line in asbestos cement pipe with a hacksaw fitted with a coarse blade. For details see asbestos textiles. Cut a 45 degree bevel onto the edge joint of asbestos cement siding with a large carpenter s rasp. Cement asbestos siding tiles do not need to be removed simply because they contain asbestos.

Astm d577 52 provided methods for testing asbestos cloth for heat resistance. Plies in asbestos yarn refers to the number of asbestos yarn strands twisted together. Cut for asbestos fabrics was calculated as grain weight of 100 yards of a single yarn 7000 grains. The approach of removing the old shingles and replacing them with new siding is an option that many homeowners have pursued though probably not as safely as they should.

There is no legal requirement to do so nor is there significant real estate benefit. If asbestos remains intact in siding insulation popcorn ceilings or other materials it poses no risk and is not dangerous. Asbestos is only dangerous when cut sawn or broken into small enough pieces so that asbestos fibers are sent into the air. Is asbestos siding dangerous checklist.

Use slow deliberate strokes with the saw under water trickling from a hose pipe or a water bottle with a small hole. Things you ll need straightedge utility knife thick plank c clamps dolphin nosed tin snips carpenter s rasp bench grinder 1 inch diameter steel pipe vise punch hammer hand drill sharp drill bit hacksaw fitted with a coarse blade.