Is Masonite Siding Asbestos

Is masonite siding the same thing as asbestos siding.

Is masonite siding asbestos.

Asbestos was not an ingredient in masonite hardboard products. Anon40519 august 9 2009. 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.

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. That s called a cement asbestos tile because the asbestos is inside of a cement binder. Masonite siding is made out of wood and resins. Actually what he said he mentioned lap board is what he said.

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. 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. A 1932 patent does describe the use of asbestos in the equipment used to produce masonite hardboard. Posted by1 day ago.

We used the quarantine to turn our garage from a cluttered mess into my dream workout workshop. Anon40520 august 9 2009. So if it s not a tile then it s not likely to be asbestos. Our garage had turned into a cluttered nasty mess.

Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos. They used masonite on the small barn over shiplap siding idiots. 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. Does masonite siding contain asbestos.

Asbestos ranks high on the list of dangerous substances because of its toxic and carcinogenic properties when airborne. If you suspect that your siding may contain asbestos there is no need for alarm. These materials are known as fiber cement siding and they contain no asbestos. View entire discussion 58 comments more posts from the homeimprovement community.