Johns Manville Asbestos Siding

Johns manville asbestos shingles for roofing and siding.

Johns manville asbestos siding.

Some of johns manville s asbestos containing brands and products. For sale is a johns manville advertising brochure for cedargrain asbestos siding. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but. Photos text available colors.

For much of the 20th century the then titled johns manville corporation was the global leader in the manufacture of asbestos containing products including asbestos pipe insulation asbestos shingles asbestos roofing materials and asbestos cement pipe. For example a line of transite electrical ducts had 15 to 25 chrysotile asbestos 45 to 55 portland cement and 25 to 35 silica flour. Lead paint wasn t outlawed until 1978 so it s sure to be present on siding going back to the 1950s. Beginning in the late 1800s american companies such as johns manville amassed great wealth by mining manufacturing and selling asbestos containing products.

Johns manville is committed to manufacturing premium quality insulation commercial roofing and building materials. Popular manville products that may have resulted in asbestos exposure of workers and customers range from wallboard cement board and insulation to roofing siding paper and textiles gaskets packing materials and floor tiles. A century later evidence revealed johns manville and numerous other companies not only knew about the potentially deadly effects of asbestos exposure but also went to great lengths to. Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.

Transite is a trade name for johns manville asbestos cement products made to specific formulations. Publication date 1938 1949 usage public domain mark 1 0 topics roofing division 07 asbestos shingles asphalt shingles publisher johns manville corporation collection. Covering old asbestos shingles with new siding may seem like an option too but it s not easy to do safely. We measure success by the relationships we build and the positive impacts we have on our employees and customers.