The prospective buyer can order a special asbestos inspection that assesses the potential hazard and airborne presence of asbestos identifying exactly where.
Real estaye inspection asbesyos roof dhingles.
Here in florida asbestos shingles were commonly used as roofing maeterial in the 20 s through the early 50 s.
This material is very similar to the asbestos siding used during the same era.
At least here in the sunshine state.
Whether you re planning on buying or selling many homeowners worry that buyers won t even lo.
Dufour re applicability of the asbestos neshap to asbestos.
Moran re applicability of the asbestos neshap to asbestos roofing dec.
Rueckert re asbestos neshap apr.
Cropp re sawing asbestos roofing felt jun.
Osha regulations address removal and disposition of asbestos cement materials in some circumstances osha regulations regarding asbestos building siding or roofing materials questions answers about rules regulations laws governing the demolition removal or repair of cement asbestos siding or roofing.
21 1992 pdf 5 pp 158 k letter to j.
The use of asbestos cement roof shingles was growing at a steady rate in the united states.
Since your roof can represent up to 40 of your home s curb appeal you can improve its resale value with timberline natural shadow shingles from gaf.
12 1990 pdf 3 pp 36 k letter to d.
Depending on the amount of asbestos in your home as well as where it s located the cost will vary.
Determine the age of the building.
When a building is quite old it has a good chance of having asbestos building materials.
The only thing we do sell is our extensive roofing expertise.
If you disclose asbestos or presence of asbestos comes up in the inspection a buyer might ask for a price drop or ask for a credit for repairs.
In the early 1920s american roofing material manufacturers johns mansville carey eternit and century were all offering at least one asbestos cement roofing shingle to their customers.
Since asbestos building materials cannot be easily spotted with the naked eye the best clue is to find out when the roof was actually built.
If your home was built before 1980 it may contain some form of asbestos which was used for purposes such as insulation for boilers and pipes or in siding or roofing materials for many years prior to 1980.
We don t sell or install roofing systems.
Professional installers have long preferred the rugged dependable professional installers have long preferred the rugged dependable performance that only a timberline roof can offer.
But performance is only half the story.
15 1991 pdf 3 pp 80 k letter to j.
Although i ve never done a microscopic analysis or commissioned one we ve always called them asbestos shingles.
Asbestos was used from the early 20s to the late 80s.
