Did asphalt siding contain asbestos?
Keeping this in consideration, how do you know if your siding has asbestos?
Recognizing Siding with Asbestos Look for a siding that is made to look like roof shingles. It is generally very brittle, and the back may be black and have the appearance of tar paper. The siding may also contain asbestos if it is old with a wood-grain texture to resemble cedar.
Similarly, you may ask, does Insulbrick siding contain asbestos?
Also known as Insulbrick. It is usually handled as a non-asbestos material. It may contain asbestos, but the asphalt encapsulates any fiber during manufacture, and it is not likely released during normal removal.
Asbestos siding was very commonly used in buildings and homes from around the 1920s until the 1980s, and can still be found in many older homes in the U.S. and Canada. Asbestos siding was made by adding asbestos — a naturally occurring mineral — to Portland cement.