Removing Old Cement Fiber Siding

Jaime prefers to use the vinyl mounting blocks typically used with vinyl siding.
Removing old cement fiber siding. Most siding companies are well experienced at techniques for covering over existing asbestos cement siding with new vinyl aluminum or fiber cement siding. The article details just how the old fiber cement siding was removed with minimum damage. Siding vinyl or fiber cement. The benefits of using existing siding as substrate are cost savings on your project as well as shortened project time.
But over time fiber cement was designed to replace asbestos and create a safer working space for the people installing the product and a safer home for people living with fiber cement siding. Fiber cement is a popular exterior material in modern home design because it gives homeowners a versatile and weather resistant solution for protecting their investment. While you can install fiber cement siding over a few existing exterior materials it s important to ask questions before you begin the work. It works really well when being placed over almost any surface.
About fiber cement siding. Most fiber cement manufacturers make mounting blocks for lights electrical receptacles a c lines pvc venting etc. It handles hail and wind driven debris better than vinyl and aluminum siding. Remove old siding or leave in place.
This article describes why owners decided to remove fiber cement siding from their home and to replace it with james hardie s hardieplank fiber cement product. I live in north georgia and it is a pretty wet area. Vinyl siding is the most common type of siding that is used in re siding. In 1987 james hardie stopped making and selling any product or building materials that contained asbestos.
They re cheaper and easy to install and you can cut the proper size hole in a plastic mounting block with a utility knife or a snips. Fiber cement siding removal procedures to minimize dust to permit possible salvage re use of the material. But if you re considering using another type of siding for instance fiber cement siding or james hardie siding you may have the same options. The house is small approximately 1200 sq.
I purchased the house in 1997. Installing fiber cement over siding. 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 than remove it. Fiber cement is chosen for its appealing looks durability of 30 50 years and because it is impervious to fire insects and woodpeckers pests that spell trouble for wood.
Ft and i have been getting quotes for siding.