Is Masonite Siding Asbestos

Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos.

Is masonite siding asbestos.

Actually what he said he mentioned lap board is what he said. Because fiber cement siding manufactured in north america after around 1978 was made without using asbestos in those later products and because those non asbestos fiber cement shingles included products that by eye were an exact visual match for their older asbestos containing brothers and sisters already installed a building built. The asbestos siding i ve always seen never had a straight edge bottom but wouldn t you know there on the internet is a photo of some. Anon40520 august 9 2009.

That s called a cement asbestos tile because the asbestos is inside of a cement binder. Does masonite siding contain asbestos. While older homes will likely contain asbestos in roofing insulation and tiles it can also be present in exterior siding. I was thinking maybe i know that they used to make a masonite.

Our garage had turned into a cluttered nasty mess. Anon40519 august 9 2009. We used the quarantine to turn our garage from a cluttered mess into my dream workout workshop. For that reason it is very slightly possible that one might detect a rare asbestos fiber in masonite if the hardboard producing equipment such as an asbestos coated roller was damaged.

There is no legal requirement to do so nor is there significant real estate benefit. Posted by1 day ago. But this stuff was somewhat removed to put on the entryway which i was told was done way before the former owner ever moved in. View entire discussion 58 comments more posts from the homeimprovement community.

They used masonite on the small barn over shiplap siding idiots. These materials are known as fiber cement siding and they contain no asbestos. Asbestos ranks high on the list of dangerous substances because of its toxic and carcinogenic properties when airborne. So if it s not a tile then it s not likely to be asbestos.

Masonite siding is made out of wood and resins. Cement asbestos siding tiles do not need to be removed simply because they contain asbestos. Asbestos is more of a cement type product. Asbestos was not an ingredient in masonite hardboard products.