Asbestos Siding Shingle Cutter

They charged us a fortune to do the job and broke some anyway.

Asbestos siding shingle cutter.

Asbestos cement was first developed in 1905 by the johns manville company who became one of the premier manufacturers of cement asbestos materials. And it kind of you know kind of scores them and breaks them i guess would be the best way to explain it. It s generally in some type of cement board so best to wet it score it and then snap it. Do not do this without an n100 respirator gloves and goggles and a piece of plastic down below to catch all remnants.

We believe that it is cast iron it is quite heavy. We are dedicated to keeping architectural salvage and building materials out of our landfills. Had to replace our roof. The cutter is in good condition but it s showing age with rusting.

End cutting pliers help remove asbestos cement siding nails shingles what we found worked best for removing asbestos cement or fiber cement shingles was to carefully pull the securing nails using a pair of end cutting pliers called by some folks nippers or a nail biter sold at hardware stores in various sizes. Told the roofers not to break the siding. We also have old fibrous cement shingles on our home. It is labelled as the new handy asbestos shingle cutter.

Gaff weatherside siding for safe replacement of asbestos shingle. Weatherside fiber cement siding is the 1 and only solution for replacing or repairing old asbestos siding shingles. A brief history of asbestos cement siding. Asbestos cement is a mixture of portland cement reinforced with asbestos fibers.

Yeah well you re absolutely right. The portland cement binds asbestos fibers into a hard mass. The use of asbestos siding shingles was a popular one that was used in the us from the early part of the 20th century until the 1970s. The siding was made by combining cement with asbestos which is a naturally occurring mineral that is fibrous in nature and fireproof.