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The house I bought has an old asbestos shed.

I'm thinking it would be cheaper and easier to clad the outside with PVC/wood shiplap, and board inside with chipboard/MDF.
It's structurally sound, no signs of wood rot. Just a slight leak on the roof apex.

Any advice or similar stories that /DIY/ could provide?

>> No.1599376

You're better off just demolishing the damn thing.

>> No.1599378

>>1599374
Cheaper and easier than what?

>> No.1599420

>>1599378

Not OP, but it would be a hell of a lot cheaper and easier than painting a rusty car. I could think of lots of other examples too.

>> No.1599506

>>1599376
Based on my calculations, it would cost twice as much to rebuild with cellulose boards.

>>1599378
Cheaper and quicker than ending a day ripping the asbestos boards out, bagging it up, organising for it to be collected/dumped, and then replacing the panels with cellulose.

>>1599420
This is my line of thinking.

>> No.1599519

>>1599374
Why not some thick coats of paint over the asbestos?

>> No.1599544

>>1599506
Cheapest and easiest would be leaving it alone. Next would be painting it.

>> No.1599600

Just demo it. Protect yourself though.

>> No.1599611

>>1599374
Don't know about bongland, but here in Murrica we have specialized paint for going over asbestos. "Asbestos Encapsulating Paint"

It's not cheap, but it's cheaper than what your plans would entail.

>> No.1600341

Call an asbestos abatement crew if you ever want to sell your property.

>> No.1600359

>>1599374
Nigger it's fine. Don't let liberal faggots ruin your life with their propaganda. The lowest health risk is using it as is. The greatest health risk is tearing it to pieces and stomping around in the dust all weekend as you dispose of it.

Just give all surfaces a nice thick coat of oil-based paint if you're really concerned. Don't drill into it or cut it up.

In-place asbestos is one of the biggest health panic memes ever devised. All those mandated renovations made contractors with the right licenses very wealthy.

>> No.1600383

How dangerous is old asbestos roofing? I have a garage similar to OP but bigger and with holes in the roof. Was thinking about removing all the asbestos stuff and rebuilding the roof with wood.

>> No.1600397

>>1600383
Depends on the asbestos type and its condition.

Long-fiber asbestos isn't very dangerous. Short fiber is. If it's compromised then the fibers can float through the air and get into your delicate little lungs and give you the thing grampa died of.

Performing construction work on it without respiration and some kind of mop suit is a very silly idea. Consider hiring a contractor so he dies and leaves behind orphans before you do.

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1600421

Either leave it as is or pay to get it professionally demolished and officially signed off on.

Demolishing it yourself will fuck your property value (because it wasn't done by authorised disposals) and fuck your body even more. Don't fuck with asbestos. Please.

>> No.1600441

start by power washing
asbestos is a joke unless you breathe it every day for years
power wash it and call it good that is some of the best siding made

>> No.1601720

>>1600397
Yeah, get some shitheads to pull it off. Better to spend a couple grand that way then worrying about lung cancer the next 20 years.
As for actually replacing the roof go for it. If there is holes why keep the old shitty roof.

>> No.1601721

>>1600421
Why would it hurt his property value? As long as he bags everything as it comes if the building I don't see why the property will hurt?