After We Purchased Found Asbastos Siding

Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding.

After we purchased found asbastos siding.

Asbestos siding was very commonly used in buildings and homes from around the 1920s until the 1980s and can still be found in many older homes in the u s. I finally found an insurance company but now we are left paying an outrageous premium for an old 1940 s home. Was asbestos in fiber cement siding in 1980 in canada. After this we suspect siding was updated to beige vinyl siding.

Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos a naturally occurring mineral to portland cement. We could also have the siding removed which would cost about 5 000 plus the cost of re siding the house. The siding seems to be in good shape but we would of course have this verified by an inspector. Assuming wood siding would have lasted at least 15 years that would be 1980.

If a siding company removes an outer layer of siding and finds an older layer of asbestos cement siding beneath the standard procedure is simply to cover it over with new siding rather. 2008 property changed hands within same family transferred to son. We went from paying 748 a year premium to now paying 1900 and that doesn t cover the full value of the home if something happens it was going to cost 2600 a year premium to get the full value of the home. I did some research including contacting the county s health department and everyone seems to say that as long as the siding is in good shape it should not be a problem.