Generally the best idea is to remove any existing siding from your exterior walls before installing the vinyl siding.
Installing vinyl siding over asbestos siding.
Measure the house for siding and the backer board.
Attach it to the existing siding with galvanized screws at the corners and then screws every few inches to fasten it in place.
The asbestos was installed over original wood board siding 3 4 thick.
Asbestos cement shingle siding is common on houses built or re sided from the 1940s generally through the 1960s.
I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.
Use foam board rated for exterior use that is mold and mildew resistant as well as waterproof.
In general it was a very successful siding material and continues to perform well.
We recommend having a certified asbestos removal contractor take the existing asbestos siding off.
Would i hang the vinyl siding directly over the asbestos or would i put some sort of foam or insulation board or something over it first then hang the siding.
Step 4 install vinyl siding.
While covering lap siding with vinyl is an option for some siding other varieties of lap siding can t be covered by vinyl.
Good luck with your project.
How to put siding on over asbestos.
If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss.
But before the new vinyl siding installation check with your township and see if it is allowed to leave asbestos siding on.
The new vinyl siding can be easily installed over top of the asbestos siding.
The simplest way to do this is to use a tape measure to measure one of.
Was the problem that they put new siding over old or that they put new siding over a rotted wall with no drainage plain in between.
In the state of new jersey in hamilton princeton and west windsor townships it is allowed to install new vinyl siding on top of the existing.
I have asbestos siding hard brittle shinglelike covering my whole house.
Installing vinyl siding will require nailing into the asbestos siding which will disturb the asbestos.
Make sure that there are no loose or broken pieces.
This goes for fiber cement hardwood and masonite siding.
Place the foam board over the wall and screw in place.
