Asbestos Siding Florida

Asbestos does not occur naturally in florida but large amounts of it were shipped to the state and even more contaminated products were used commercially in construction and other industries.

Asbestos siding florida.

To submit your notification or. Online asbestos notification system the florida department of environmental protection s dep division of air resource management is pleased to offerto the businesses and residents of floridathe online asbestos notification system. Florida asbestos laws provide two categories of asbestos experts which are consultants and contracts. Asbestos siding is an exterior building siding that was common on houses built from the 1920s to 1960s.

If necessary carefully lift siding pieces with pry tool to expose nail heads. Carol melton carol melton dep state fl us escambia holmes okaloosa santa rosa washington walton counties northwest district branch office 2353 jenks avenue panama city fl 32405 850 872 4375 fax 850 872 7790 asbestos contact. Breakage releases asbestos fibers. Asbestos siding was cheaper and the material was flexible and more fire resistive than many exterior siding alternatives.

The florida department of environmental protection dep administers an asbestos removal program under chapter 62 257 florida administrative code. If siding should begin to crack or crumble immediately wet the cracked or broken areas with the pint size spray bottle or garden pump sprayer. Wrap asbestos siding in 6 mil thick plastic sheeting and secure the plastic with duct tape or place the debris in heavy duty plastic bags. Lower removed siding to the ground.

To become either these individuals must take a court and pass a two and half hour test on florida laws asbestos safety and asbestos abatement procedure. Boca raton jacksonville. The siding was made by combining asbestos with portland cement. Asbestos siding removal repair costs the average cost to repair asbestos siding is 4 761 with typical costs between 665 and 8 856 some projects are as low as 300 while the highest prices can reach 22 500 encapsulation a popular form of repair averages 2 to 6 per square foot.

Creating an account is easy. Wet the back of each piece of siding as it is removed. You can now submit your notification of demolition or asbestos renovation online. The asbestos neshap has been adopted by reference in section 62 204 800 florida administrative code.

According to records at least 109 949 tons of asbestos were shipped from libby montana for processing in five florida cities. Pensacola fl 32502 5794 850 595 8364 ext 1228 fax 850 595 8096 asbestos contact.