Cutting A Hole Through Asbestos Siding

Dispose of the rags as asbestos waste as they will contain asbestos dust and fibres.

Cutting a hole through asbestos siding.

The outside is covered with asbestos siding. Resist the urget to click the drill onto hammer for the pilot hole. Have a helper wet the area down while you re using the rasp. Otherwise this work would be a class ii asbestos operation.

Drill through the paste. 2nd dec 2010 08 10 pm 2. I m thinking of buying a house. Wet the surface down and use the tin snips to cut and break off small sections at a time.

Seal the cut edges with sealant. Hi as part of my job i sometimes have to install fire extinguisher brackets onto asbestos sheeting. Smooth off jagged edges with a sharp carpenter s rasp to keep asbestos particle sizes as large as possible. Like you say these shingles are easy to crack.

Whatever bit you use for your pilot locator will be unsuitable for normal use when you re done with it without sharpening. 1k club member join date. Remgrit hole saw or rotozip with a tile bit. 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 drill.

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. Does anyone have any tips on how to drill screws into the asbestos sheets safely. For a hole cutter the minimum to get is a carbide tipped hole saw and best for lots of holes are the hole cutters with tungsten carbide teeth. If a cable is to be passed through insert a sleeve to protect the inner edge of the hole.

Withdraw the drill and use damp rags to clean off the paste from it and any debris from the wall. There s only two ways to get a hole in asbestos siding.