How To Remove Asbestos Siding Yourself

It s not recommended for anyone but a professional to remove asbestos but if you do remove asbestos these are steps to take.

How to remove asbestos siding yourself.

Before the siding dries start removing nails by pulling them out or cutting the heads. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. Spray the back of each piece once it s removed and carefully place it on the plastic sheet. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.

You can get 6 mil plastic sheeting at a home improvement center. Then double wrap the asbestos sheets and double tape the wrapping to ensure it s sufficiently sealed. Use labels to clearly indicate that the bags contain asbestos. The average price to repair asbestos siding is around 4 761 with typical costs between 665 and 8 856 many projects come as low as 300 while some may reach 22 500 encapsulation a favorable type of repair averages about 2 to 6 per sq.

Contact your local building or permitting department for more information. Remove pieces of siding by pulling nails or cutting nail heads so as to minimize breakage. Wear a mask gloves and protective suit to completely cover your clothing. This will help prevent breaking the siding and releasing asbestos dust.

Set up plastic sheets and place the asbestos sheets on top of them. In most cases you have to pull a permit to do demolition work on your house. If the siding starts to crumble on its own spray it with your detergent mixture. You cannot just dump asbestos in your home garbage pickup.

Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top. If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Lay 6 mil plastic sheeting down on the ground around the building. Use the hammer to remove any nails that are holding the siding in place.

Try to keep the siding in full pieces if possible. If siding should begin to crack or crumble immediately wet the cracked or broken areas with the pint size spray bottle or garden pump sprayer. This will catch debris and give you a place to put the siding as you remove it. Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust.

Use the pry bar and the hammer to start taking off the siding. Spread at least 1 layer of plastic sheeting on the ground wherever you will be removing the asbestos siding. Dampen the material with water to limit the dust particles. Use the pry bar to get up under the edge of the siding and take it off of the side of the house.

When placing asbestos sheets on top of each other do not slide or skid the sheets.