Is Masonite Siding Asbestos

Anon40519 august 9 2009.

Is masonite siding asbestos.

Masonite siding is made out of wood and resins. We used the quarantine to turn our garage from a cluttered mess into my dream workout workshop. Our garage had turned into a cluttered nasty mess. Actually what he said he mentioned lap board is what he said.

Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos. I was thinking maybe i know that they used to make a masonite. Cement asbestos siding tiles do not need to be removed simply because they contain asbestos. So if it s not a tile then it s not likely to be asbestos.

A 1932 patent does describe the use of asbestos in the equipment used to produce masonite hardboard. They used masonite on the small barn over shiplap siding idiots. 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. Asbestos was not an ingredient in masonite hardboard products.

That s called a cement asbestos tile because the asbestos is inside of a cement binder. 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. There is no legal requirement to do so nor is there significant real estate benefit. Does masonite siding contain asbestos.

Anon40520 august 9 2009. These materials are known as fiber cement siding and they contain no asbestos. Posted by1 day ago. Asbestos ranks high on the list of dangerous substances because of its toxic and carcinogenic properties when airborne.

While older homes will likely contain asbestos in roofing insulation and tiles it can also be present in exterior siding. If you suspect that your siding may contain asbestos there is no need for alarm. 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. Asbestos is more of a cement type product.