Cost for New Siding?
Hi, we’re thinking of buying a 2 story frame house that currently has asbestos shingles. We’re wondering how much it might cost to remove the asbestos shingles and put in new wood siding. the house is 20 by 45 feet and freestanding – so all 4 sides need to to redone. Happy new year!
Hi, we’re thinking of buying a 2 story frame house that currently has asbestos shingles. We’re wondering how much it might cost to remove the asbestos shingles and put in new wood siding. the house is 20 by 45 feet and freestanding – so all 4 sides need to to redone.
Happy new year!
the faux woodgrain is pressed in on one side of the boards. The other side is plain, you can put them up with either side showing.
No, DO NOT use the woodgrain. you will do serious resale damage to the property.
And yes, at this stage start getting quotes from various insulation services. Blown-in can be done from both the interior and the exterior.
Two things:
1. Are your walls insulated? This may be a chance to insulate. Are the walls cold to the touch on the inside?
2. Hardiplank is great. Don’t get the woodgrain.
Here is a good asbestos inspector and removal company – Joe at onlymatch@aol.com
Jock deBoer, AIA
deBoer Architects
Yes, if you need to replece, definitely go with hardiplank.
I just saw an episode of TOH (the Newton project) where they stripped the clapboards down to bare wood and then applied a paint that is acrylic with some micro ceramics in it that is guaranteed to last for 25 years with no repaint. It has to be applied to totally bare, completely stripped wood. I’m not sure if it can be applied to hardiplank. it’s also 2-3 X the price of a professional paint job.
Depending on the condition and appearance of the asbestos shingle, you might want to consider keeping it. It’s excellent insulation, which is especially important for a free standing house. I started on an asbestos-shingle removal project upstate (exposing and repairing the original wood siding beneath), but wound up leaving the shingle on a large rear extension with a lot of wind exposure, and just painting it to match the front. Where my house is upstate, it’s legal for the homeowner to remove asbestos shingle themselves, and take it to the local dump; it’s either that or a licensed asbestos removal contractor (one quoted me $30,000 for a 25′ x 45 house, in 2004; so I did the job myself).
The old clapboards could very well be under the asbestos shingle. If so, the thing I would recommend would be to repair, replace pieces as necessary, prep and re-paint. The old clapboards are much much more durable and weather-resistant that the new. Don’t over-do the scraping. The old paint helps preserve the wood. Keep in mind if you do decide to replace rather than repair, that the front facade usually had wider, more “formal” clapboards while the sides had thinner clapboards. Hardiplank may be a good alternative to natural wood, which in my experience rots too quickly in an urban environment. I think that is due to inferior “farm grown” wood and inferior modern paints.