Painting Asbestos Siding Before And After

Allow the primer to dry completely.

Painting asbestos siding before and after.

Asbestos cement siding is very brittle and can be easily chipped cracked or broken. Compared to other similar hardie board or fiber cement siding there is not much difference in terms of painting asbestos siding after you prepped and cleaned the surface. In our page top photo of badly peeling paint on fiber cement lap siding we suspect that the wrong paint was used the paint was improperly mixed a primer was needed or the paint was applied over a chalked or damp surface. Advice for painting fiber cement or asbestos cement building shingles or siding.

How can we paint asbestos siding and make it last. The first is the possible and almost certain presence of lead based paint on the siding and the second is the asbestos in the siding itself. Begin by analyzing a paint sample for lead content. I am currently in a paid partnership with lowe s.

Besides the need to create a good surface for painting asbestos siding there are two other areas of concern. If you hire the job out painting asbestos siding doesn t require any special licensing as far as the contractor doing the work so you. I m placing a bid on painting this house with this type of siding. You can roll it or brush it on but make sure you get under the small lip at the bottom of each asbestos siding shingle.

In no way does that affect my actual opinion of this product. Work from the top down removing the snails to keep from breaking the asbestos siding. Taking some extra time cleaning and prepping the siding before painting which is always recommended to remove dirt and mildew that may present is necessary. Feb 23 2016 explore peninsula siding company s board before and after siding on pinterest.

Preparation before coating is the key to a successful paint job. The primer creates an adhesive surface for the paint and helps seal the color of the old paint. Here is an exterior transformed by she. New here and will do a proper intro after work today.

Apply a coat of primer to the newly cleaned siding. When you are done cleaning paint the siding with a suitable primer. The front of our house where rain and snow drop right down peels. See more ideas about house exterior exterior makeover exterior remodel.

On preparing the surface for paint. Vicki january 17 2019 at 1 45 pm.