Living In A House With Asbestos Siding

The issue here is asbestos and the risks of serious lung diseases it can cause.

Living in a house with asbestos siding.

We were fully prepared to buy the house before we learned about the siding. In fact it s still used heavily in some parts of the world such as india and china. When the asbestos containing material is disturbed deteriorating or broken however it can be harmful to your health. We did a sears kit house that has asbestos siding on three sides and the siding wasn t even mentioned as a concern by the buyer.

Paint the siding and spend your money elsewhere. If you live in an old house the chances are that you have been living with asbestos for some time. I don t know if this should be a dealbreaker or not. Asbestos siding takes paint beautifully and a good paint job will do wonders for your curb appeal.

Even a single airborne fiber of the most dangerous types of asbestos can eventually cause a particular form of lung cancer if inhaled. We just had our asbestos siding on our house removed last week by a licensed asbestos removal contractor. It s pretty serious but according to health canada one of the world s leading sources of unbiased information on the subject if. We could also have the siding removed which would cost about 5 000 plus the cost of re siding the house.

Asbestos was a popular material for most of the twentieth century mainly because of its ability to insulate and act as a fire retardant. For example if you drill sand or cut these building materials it will produce a cloud of asbestos fibres that you or.