Is Masonite Siding Asbestos

They used masonite on the small barn over shiplap siding idiots.

Is masonite siding asbestos.

We used the quarantine to turn our garage from a cluttered mess into my dream workout workshop. Posted by1 day ago. If you suspect that your siding may contain asbestos there is no need for alarm. I was thinking maybe i know that they used to make a masonite.

There is no legal requirement to do so nor is there significant real estate benefit. So if it s not a tile then it s not likely to be asbestos. While older homes will likely contain asbestos in roofing insulation and tiles it can also be present in exterior siding. Cementitious siding installed after 1973 is very unlikely to contain asbestos.

Actually what he said he mentioned lap board is what he said. Asbestos was not an ingredient in masonite hardboard products. That s called a cement asbestos tile because the asbestos is inside of a cement binder. For that reason it is very slightly possible that one might detect a rare asbestos fiber in masonite if the hardboard producing equipment such as an asbestos coated roller was damaged.

Does masonite siding contain asbestos. Cement asbestos siding tiles do not need to be removed simply because they contain asbestos. Masonite siding is made out of wood and resins. A 1932 patent does describe the use of asbestos in the equipment used to produce masonite hardboard.

Anon40519 august 9 2009. View entire discussion 58 comments more posts from the homeimprovement community. Anon40520 august 9 2009. Is masonite siding the same thing as asbestos siding.

But this stuff was somewhat removed to put on the entryway which i was told was done way before the former owner ever moved in. Asbestos is more of a cement type product. The asbestos siding i ve always seen never had a straight edge bottom but wouldn t you know there on the internet is a photo of some. Our garage had turned into a cluttered nasty mess.