Drilling Through Asbestos Siding

Seal the cut edges with sealant.

Drilling through asbestos siding.

However drilling through cement fiber siding goes better if you use a carbide drill bit as opposed to a regular steel drill bit. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. This would trigger dust and asbestos dust is a problem as i ve mentioned. I ve got old siding on my house that i am 99 sure is asbestos.

So those who worked mining asbestos in the building industry manufacturing and using asbestos products mechanics who used to blow out brake lining dust from brakes and others who were exposed to asbestos dust for long periods are who are at highest risk. Drill through the paste. Withdraw the drill and use damp rags to clean off the paste from it and any debris from the wall. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely.

This is the old school way. Installing a surface mounted item such as a mailbox or running a new pipe or line into an existing home usually requires drilling through the siding. 11 points 3 years ago. Removal of or drilling through asbestos containing floor tile and or mastic is a class iii operation under the osha asbestos standard for construction 29 cfr 1926 1101 as long as the amount of asbestos containing debris from the work can be contained in one standard sized waste bag not exceeding 60 inches in length and width.

How to drill into siding. Drill through an asbestos containing ceiling to install fire protection. Drilling asbestos siding hanging shutters the house is a cape cod built in 1950 and has wonderful asbestos siding on it which i recently had painted. You can t drive screws and nails through them without pre drilling.

If a cable is to be passed through insert a sleeve to protect the inner edge of the hole. For example there is a means and method to safely and effectively drill a hole through vinyl asbestos tile. Whenever i ve drilled into my asbestos siding i put a dollop of shaving cream down and drill through that. Or cut into transite water pipe or sewer pipe or transite siding.

Drilling into asbestos siding. Smokers more than double the risk of getting a disease from asbestos exposure. Dispose of the rags as asbestos waste as they will contain asbestos dust and fibres. They actually say this in asbestos classes.

Cement fiber siding can be drilled while installed on a house or.