asbestos siding

I was trained in asbestos removal years ago and what you say is correct. As long as you do not render the material "friable" as they call it, ( damage in some way that can cause the particals to be able to be airbourne) then the proccess you are performing is perfectly fine. Now if you have to use a lot of pressure and you will be taking off paint, you may also want to know if the paint has lead content. That's another animal to contend with. Be cautious of old places like the ones mentioned. Be sure the folks doing the hiring are not trying to get away on-the -cheap by hiring a contractor ignorant of the situation. Sounds like you are doing the right homework and not getting yourself in a bad situation. Also sounds like you can get a nice job out of the deal. There are big time rules and regs about dealing with the kinds of materials we have listed here and knowing how to safely interact with them for your situation is key to remaining in business.
 
We cleaned this section yesterday as a trial run for the rest of the plant. This cleaned up great and we had the go ahead to clean the rest of the building.

The larger main portion of the building is more heavily stained by rust and other pollutants. So today I went up about 50 feet to a few areas to determine what it would take to get it clean. Unfortunately while I was up there I realized that a lot of the staining is actually asbestos spray on insulation that was blown through seams in the siding when they insulated the building long ago.

Thats a major bummer for me and them. I could've seen this job taking 30 days for us. They'll probably have to replace this siding at major expense.

Mayne a little more will still come of it.

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Good work on the building Chris, really like the sign on the trailer, is that metal?
 
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We cleaned this section yesterday as a trial run for the rest of the plant. This cleaned up great and we had the go ahead to clean the rest of the building.

The larger main portion of the building is more heavily stained by rust and other pollutants. So today I went up about 50 feet to a few areas to determine what it would take to get it clean. Unfortunately while I was up there I realized that a lot of the staining is actually asbestos spray on insulation that was blown through seams in the siding when they insulated the building long ago.

Thats a major bummer for me and them. I could've seen this job taking 30 days for us. They'll probably have to replace this siding at major expense.

Mayne a little more will still come of it.

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Chris. is there any staining that wouldn't come off? Will they be painting it or sealing any of it? Would you be applying any wax or some preventive treatment?
 
Chris that is a metal sign. I don't like the design on it and need to change it. I had that one made a couple of years ago.

Yes, like I said the largest portion of the building has serious stains that we couldn't put a dent in. But that doesn't matter because there is insulation overspray on the outside of the building that we can't legally wash.

On the area that cleaned up well there were still a some stains at the roof line and under the windows. If you saw the pictures it made one heckuva difference. Since we were working on a day rate I'd have been glad to keep on cleaning the same areas over and over, but they were very pleased that it came out looking as good as it did as quickly as it did.

As a matter of fact. They budgeted for 2 days work on the smaller area that I posted pictures of. It took half a day.
 
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