Cutting asbestos shingles is a no no because it s so hazardous.
How do you cut asbestos siding.
Place the sheet on a solid surface such as a work bench.
Wet the surface down and use the tin snips to cut and break off small sections at a time.
Dispose of the asbestos properly at a landfill or contact your local waste collection service to find out if they will pick up asbestos material.
Wet the line down and score a deep groove into the surface with a sharp utility knife and straightedge.
When you nail siding to the house remember to nail the siding.
But here s how you do it.
Line up the nail holes between the old upper layer cement asbestos shingles and the new fiber cement shingles to be secured underneath.
Do not throw or drop removed asbestos siding.
Now that you have your backer board up and set firmly in place you can put the siding up safely without worrying about the asbestos falling down behind the siding.
Smooth off jagged edges with a sharp carpenter s rasp to keep asbestos particle sizes as large as possible.
Use a dry masonry blade in your circular saw the abrasive kind used to cut brick block.
And it kind of you know kind of scores them and breaks them i guess would be the best way to explain it.
Mark the line to be cut on asbestos cement sheeting using a pencil and straightedge.
Wrap asbestos siding in 6 mil thick plastic sheeting and secure the plastic with duct tape or place the debris in heavy duty plastic bags.
There is an asbestos tile shear that is used specifically to cut tiles.
Have a helper wet the area down while you re using the rasp.
Saw through a cut line in asbestos cement pipe with a hacksaw fitted with a coarse blade.
Start by hooking the siding on the bottom of the starter strip with the nail holes facing upward.