Removing Non Friable Asbestos Siding
Contact your local building or permitting department for more information.
Removing non friable asbestos siding. Although some contractors insist on removing the siding before replacing it there is no state requirement that the siding be removed before new siding is installed on the house. Use a flat pry bar to remove the asbestos siding or roofing material starting from the top. Asbestos siding removal over 160 square feet requires a permit. As an alternative you can either paint or side over it.
Place plastic drop cloths around house to collect any debris from the removal. Some professional asbestos abatement companies often offer free testing to confirm that your siding does indeed contain asbestos. How should asbestos roofing and siding be removed. The minute you start removing it you ll disturb the asbestos and need professional abatement.
Submit the permit application no less than 10 days prior to construction. Keep others away from the area. Step 2 after the inspection for asbestos siding complete the application form dhhs 3768 and submit it to the north carolina health hazard control unit. Place a drop cloth under the area in which you are working to collect any falling.
Burke re applicability to category ii material january 8 1992 pdf 3 pp 94 k letter to j. Do not use. Set up a regulated area exclusion zone with barrier tape or barricades. Sometimes leaving asbestos in place is safer than trying to remove it.
Do not allow unauthorized persons inside the. If installing new siding you can install it over the existing asbestos siding as long as the existing siding is flat. See epa s about pdf page to learn more. In most cases you have to pull a permit to do demolition work on your house.
Non friable materials used in construction include. You cannot just dump asbestos in your home garbage pickup. Removal of asbestos containing exterior siding from owner occupied single family residences 1. Protect yourself by wearing a respirator with p100 cartridge filters.
One method of dealing with siding that contains asbestos is to cover it with vinyl siding. Make sure you do not track the material into your house. Wet down the asbestos siding or roofing with a mixture of water and liquid soap in a pump up sprayer to limit dust. Asbestos siding removal cost on average asbestos siding removal costs between 4 and 6 per square foot.
You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. These so called asbestos roofs are not dangerous until they are damaged. Roofing products shingles seal the asbestos with cement or other polymers to create a very efficient for that time insulator. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.
All removal of asbestos must be done by a professional with special equipment. A component of this demolition permit is to remove the asbestos.