For a hole cutter the minimum to get is a carbide tipped hole saw and best for lots of holes are the hole cutters with tungsten carbide teeth.
Caps for holes left by dilling holes in asbestos siding.
Use a cement bit or youll destroy your drill bit.
Don t leave holes unless you want bees wasps ants etc inside the wall.
Does anyone have any tips on how to drill screws into the asbestos sheets safely.
You will need to go all the way through the bricks to prevent your sealant plugs getting pushed out by water freezing.
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I would drill a hole at each corner.
If it was convenient i also might keep a running hose on the hole as i m drilling to keep the dust down.
I ve searched this diy forum for some tips on drilling asbestos siding but the closest i found was folks discussing cutting holes in asbestos siding.
Dispose of the rags as asbestos waste as they will contain asbestos dust and fibres.
Some are missing or broken but it s all good as we bought cement fiberboard replicas and we ll take precautions during the removal of the bad shingles tiles whatever you call them.
Then with a utility knife i would trace the outline.
Again this will destroy your blades so have a few good ones.
Then i would drill a few more holes along the outline of the vent hole you are trying to make.
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Hello bought an old home with asbestos siding.
You re drilling a couple of holes and you ll be outside.
Eh people get crazy about asbestos and mold.
Seal the cut edges with sealant.
The house is a cape cod built in 1950 and has wonderful asbestos siding on it which i recently had painted.
If a cable is to be passed through insert a sleeve to protect the inner edge of the hole.
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If it were me i might throw on an n95 mask if it was handy.
Drilling overhead horizontal surfaces.
Drill a hole through the bottom of the cup.
And remove all the external junk and use the existing hole for a new cable from a.
Mark the point to be drilled.
Best material to patch drill holes in asbestos siding.
Removal of or drilling through asbestos containing floor tile and or mastic is a class iii operation under the osha asbestos standard for construction 29 cfr 1926 1101 as long as the amount of asbestos containing debris from the work can be contained in one standard sized waste bag not exceeding 60 inches in length and width.
Filling holes left by cable runs from exterior of house.
