Nails For Asbestos Siding

Let the siding dry then prime and paint with the best exterior latex you can find.

Nails for asbestos siding. Designed for use with all weatherside fiber cement siding shingles. Unlike some of the original siding shingles that it replaces weatherside pre primed siding shingles contain no asbestos. Each bag comes with enough nails to install approximately 100 sq. Weatherside is even resistant to warping denting rotting expansion contraction and termite infiltration.

Keep the nails 1 inch 2 5 cm below the top of the shingles and space them around 12 inches 0 30 m apart from one another. When you nail siding to the house remember to nail the siding loose do not hammer the nail all the way into the home. Nail the new shingles in place carefully don t let your final hammer strokes drive the nail so hard against the fiber cement shingle or asbestos cement shingle that you break it. Complete your weather side siding installation like a professional with matching weather side accessories.

It is easy to install after properly removing the old siding simply nail the weatherside siding in place and paint. Asbestos shingles are relatively strong but brittle. Start by hooking the siding on the bottom of the starter strip with the nail holes facing upward. Non corrosive hot dipped galvanized premium siding nails.

Don t nail through existing asbestos shingles since this could cause harmful dust to get airborne. Each bag contains enough nails to install approximately one square 100 ft 2 of siding. 1 hot dipped galvanized premium white siding nails. Use a nail gun or hammer to drive nails into the shingle.

Guide to siding over asbestos cement siding.