The house is a cape cod built in 1950 and has wonderful asbestos siding on it which i recently had painted.
Caps for holes left by dilling holes in asbestos siding.
Then with a utility knife i would trace the outline.
Dispose of the rags as asbestos waste as they will contain asbestos dust and fibres.
You re drilling a couple of holes and you ll be outside.
If a cable is to be passed through insert a sleeve to protect the inner edge of the hole.
If it was convenient i also might keep a running hose on the hole as i m drilling to keep the dust down.
Seal the cut edges with sealant.
Filling holes left by cable runs from exterior of house.
The adjustable hole cutters from hole pro have tungsten carbide blades and i have cut 7 holes in asbestos and fiber cement board hardie certainteed etc using this hole cutter and a 18 volt cordless.
If it were me i might throw on an n95 mask if it was handy.
Removal of or drilling through asbestos containing floor tile and or mastic is a class iii operation under the osha asbestos standard for construction 29 cfr 1926 1101 as long as the amount of asbestos containing debris from the work can be contained in one standard sized waste bag not exceeding 60 inches in length and width.
That should create a real weak spot along the.
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I would drill a hole at each corner.
And remove all the external junk and use the existing hole for a new cable from a.
Again this will destroy your blades so have a few good ones.
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I ve searched this diy forum for some tips on drilling asbestos siding but the closest i found was folks discussing cutting holes in asbestos siding.
Eh people get crazy about asbestos and mold.
Mark the point to be drilled.
Hello bought an old home with asbestos siding.
Does anyone have any tips on how to drill screws into the asbestos sheets safely.
Don t leave holes unless you want bees wasps ants etc inside the wall.
You will need to go all the way through the bricks to prevent your sealant plugs getting pushed out by water freezing.
Drilling overhead horizontal surfaces.
Drill a hole through the bottom of the cup.
Use a cement bit or youll destroy your drill bit.
Some are missing or broken but it s all good as we bought cement fiberboard replicas and we ll take precautions during the removal of the bad shingles tiles whatever you call them.
This siding is in 100 perfect condition the entire way around the house.
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