Product overview weatherside fiber cement siding is the one and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles.
Old siding tiles.
Where the house is located could also affect the style of siding chosen.
The old new england houses that dot the countryside are the best examples that wood siding can withstand the test of time.
Cement asbestos siding tiles do not need to be removed simply because they contain asbestos.
A look at the different styles and materials for siding shingles and roofing for old houses including clapboard dutch lap and novelty siding.
It s available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
Produces quality tin ceilings and stamped sheet metal products with 140 ceiling designs and over 1 300 ornaments available in zinc copper and brass.
Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos.
Wood metal and tile roofing.
The design is made up of wide boards being placed together and then a thin piece of wood the batten placed to cover up the gap where the two boards meet.
These materials are known as fiber cement siding and they contain no asbestos.
There is no legal requirement to do so nor is there significant real estate benefit.
Homes built between 1920 and the 1960s are likely to contain asbestos in any cementitious siding tiles.
Roofing ornamentation such as finials weathervanes and chimney pots.
It is available in a variety of sizes and shapes to match many of the old siding shingles installed over the last 60 years.
For example a house built in the 1700s would probably have a different kind of siding than one that was built in in the 1930s or 1950s.