Asphalt Brick Siding Asbestos

Because of the brick pattern that was printed on it from a distance it can resemble and old brick wall but it is actually made of asphalt and in texture and shape resembles a roof shingle.

Asphalt brick siding asbestos.

Mowat fionna ryan weidling and patrick sheehan. 59 12535 out of print. The surface was stamped with a brick or rectangular stone pattern. It was made in a similar manner as today s asphalt shingles.

Dispose of the asbestos properly at a landfill or contact your local waste collection service to find out if they will pick up asbestos material. This asphalt siding was produced in 32 x 43 sections as a new addition to sears four brick double lap siding that had first been marketed by the company three years earlier in both roll type and rigid type asphalt siding in brick patterns as a low cost and durable building renovation material. Asphalt brick look siding tags. On a tired home in meredith nh on dow road.

Roofing siding this old house has asphalt siding the type that comes in panels that measure about 18 x 28 inches designed to look like several courses of brick. If your siding fits either of these descriptions you should consider having it tested. Inselbric is a discontinued siding product. Some asphalt siding may contain asbestos in the asphalt impregnated felt backer or asbestos may also be in the asphalt impregnated paper tar paper or felt used as a house wrap under the siding.

These shingles are generally 12 by 24 inches and the bottom tends to have a wave like pattern though that is not always the case. The siding may also contain asbestos if it is old with a wood grain texture to resemble cedar. Insulbrick is a fibreboard sheathing coated with tar and added granular material similar to asphalt shingles. It was generally used on the sides and backs of some homes before the 1950 s.

This is a unique photo because the small entryway is covered in the brick pattern yet the main house is covered with a different asphalt siding product. Patent 1 959 960 issued may 22 1934. Eventually vinyl siding began to replace it and then aluminum. It is very difficult to remove spray paint graffiti without also dissolving or discoloring some of the siding surface coating material itself.

Testing your siding for asbestos. 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. Rosato engineering consultant newton ma reinhold publishing 1959 library of congress catalog card no. Inselbric asphalt panel siding.

Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on asbestos its industrial applications d v.