Another phony fear issue.
Another name for asbestos siding.
Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding.
Synonyms for asbestos include fireproof incombustible nonflammable fire resistant flameproof flame resistant flame retardant noncombustible non flammable and noninflammable.
Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos a naturally occurring mineral to portland cement.
Another word for asbestos.
Chances of being killed by an asteroid are greater than being injured by asbestos siding.
Asbestos is an excellent electrical insulator and is highly heat.
It s pretty serious but according to health canada one of the world s leading sources of unbiased information on the subject if.
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.
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.
Only people injured installing asbestos siding are those who fall off a ladder.
Even a single airborne fiber of the most dangerous types of asbestos can eventually cause a particular form of lung cancer if inhaled.
The reported costs for such projects range from 500 to 4 500 while the typical cost for asbestos siding removal is generally between 1 000 and 2 500.
And make no mistake asbestos is dangerous.
Seventy years ago we used to throw chunks of asbestos siding in a bonfire to hear them explode.
Asbestos siding removal isn t free but if you re having it replaced with something else you just might be able to get a good deal with the company you end up choosing.
The issue here is asbestos and the risks of serious lung diseases it can cause.
Quite apparent i am still above ground seventy years.