Hardie Board Over Asbestos Siding

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Hardie board over asbestos siding. However fading will occur over time whether you choose the primed version or the pre painted version so you will eventually need to repaint your fiber cement siding. Hardie board siding runs about 0 70 to 5 25 per square foot this could lead to a total cost of anywhere from 4 700 to 13 300 why such a huge flux in the price range. James hardie is the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard. I ve seen house fires where the vinyl siding burned off only to reveal the superior asbestos shingles underneath which saved the house.

I recommend placing the hardie siding directly over it. Has the asbestos siding been shimmed in a way to create a flat substrate. Work from the top down removing the snails to keep from breaking the asbestos siding. If not the lap spacing on hardi is different than asbestos which will create a wave pattern on the hardi.

Now that you have your backer board up and set firmly in place you can put the siding up safely without worrying about the asbestos falling down behind the siding. Do not throw or drop removed asbestos siding. When you nail siding to the house remember to nail the siding. If the job had been done right the house would have been a total loss.

This will look terrible and likely void the warranty. James hardie fiber cement provides a 15 year warranty against chipping and peeling on their pre finished product. As a siding contractor i would not recommend removing your t 111. 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.

If you remove the t 111 and disturb the asbestos you will have to have it abated which will cost thousands of dollars. Start by hooking the siding on the bottom of the starter strip with the nail holes facing upward.