Painting Asbestos Fascia Boards

Where acm cannot be removed and must be sealed painted coated or cleaned there may be a risk to health.

Painting asbestos fascia boards. Such tasks can only be carried out on acms that are in good condition. The existing paintwork may be removed by carefully applying a proprietary paint remover to the surface or by spraying with water and gently scraping off loose material. Apply one coat of primer to any bare sections of timber. Avoid working directly overhead.

I started painting the soffit by running the paint brush down the middle of the board. Even if youre not painting the gutters you need to paint the fascia that supports it. Sealing painting coating and cleaning of asbestos cement products as a first priority removing asbestos containing material acm must be considered. For external asbestos cement surfaces 100 acrylic type emulsion paints or dekrolite masonry paint are preferred due to their high alkali resistance.

Fascia boards not only have gutters attached to them in many cases but holds all types of soffits in place. Slipping the brush between the fascia and the gutters will not get the paint where you need it to protect the wood. With what you are going to do the raw edge of the sheeting will be disturbed when the fascia is removed then disturbed again when the new replacement is installed you are not going to have a better chance of removal than during this fascia replacement. Apply one final gloss top coat.

Just about every exterior weve painted includes fascia painting. Your carpenter is not very safety conscience the basic rule is if the asbestos sheeting is going to be disturbed then is should be removed. For timber soffits use external wood primer undercoat and gloss. Use a good quality exterior paint which will hold up to the elements for years.

Sand down timber boards to provide a suitable painting surface. For cement based asbestos soffit boards either leave them unpainted or instruct a suitably trained person to paint them with masonry paint. Painting asbestos will mean the paint is then contaminated with asbestos fibers so any flaking paint in the future is a health risk. Fascia boards are a key element with most homes exterior sheathing and is the reason putting best paint you can afford up there.

This guide was written by danny woodleyand was last updated in august 2019. To paint your homes soffits and eaves youll need to spend between 1 and 2 hours for every 25 linear feet. Gutters windowsills and fascia boards should therefore be painted on both sides to prevent moisture penetration. Remove all waste material and leave the site clean and tidy.

Asbestos boards should not be sanded prior to painting. Paint the soffit and fascia. How to paint high fascia boards. Either cover it up with plastic soffit boards ie encapsulation or leave it as it is or remove it.

What is the best way to renovate and redecorate them. Bituminous solution should be used on the inside of gutters. Apply two coats of undercoat. After all that prep work painting the soffit and fascia goes pretty quickly.