How Do You Remove Asbestos Siding Without Breaking It

Put the asbestos siding or roofing material in sealed plastic bags and dispose of it properly at a landfill designed to handle hazardous waste.

How do you remove asbestos siding without breaking it.

If siding should begin to crack or crumble immediately wet the cracked or broken areas with the pint size spray bottle or garden pump sprayer. Do not throw or drop removed asbestos siding. Try to keep the siding in full pieces if possible. Keep the asbestos material that has been removed wet.

Lower removed siding to the ground. Spray down all the siding you will be removing with water to minimize dust. This will help decrease the number of asbestos particles in the air as you remove the siding. Breakage releases asbestos fibers.

Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed. Use a hose ideally fitted with a spray nozzle to thoroughly saturate the siding of the building. Use the hammer to remove any nails that are holding the siding in place. Wrap asbestos siding in 6 mil thick plastic sheeting and secure the plastic with duct tape or place the debris in heavy duty plastic bags.

Spray the back of each piece once it s removed and carefully place it on the plastic sheet. This will help prevent breaking the siding and releasing asbestos dust. Use the pry bar to get up under the edge of the siding and take it off of the side of the house. Work from the top down removing the snails to keep from breaking the asbestos siding.

Use the pry bar and the hammer to start taking off the siding.