How To Paint Slate Siding

I ve been asked to give a bid on painting a house with asbestos shingle siding probably from the late 40 s or early 50 s and a number of shingles are cracked or broken.

How to paint slate siding. In the past painting vinyl siding wasn t possible because the paint wouldn t fully adhere to the siding. Coat the tile with a thin layer of painter s caulk. Picking the right paint for asbestos siding. Apply your chosen paint with a roller or even a paint sprayer saving brushwork for corners and edges.

Use a bleach water solution about 50 50 after wetting the house spray the bleach solution on the siding with a pump up garden sprayer let set but rinse before it dries. Cut in paint along windows doors and eaves with a good brush that disperses paint smoothly. You surface area of your exterior will be more than 1 000 sq ft unless it is a tiny house. Rub siding with cloth to check for powdery paint pigment and mildew.

Pick the right paint. Even if some did the vinyl would eventually crack and. There really is no right paint when painting asbestos siding as it doesn t require anything out of the ordinary. Wear safety goggles if you are using a water blaster.

Evenly coat the entire surface taking care not to apply too much paint in any one section. Be sure to protect plants from the bleach. Do not sand or saw the asbestos shingles to prevent particles from entering the air you breathe. Steps for painting aluminum siding 1.

In this video toh expert shares his tips and demonstrates how you clean and prepare the surface for painting. Painter s caulk helps the primer and paint adhere better to the slate surface. What is that slate siding on my house. If they do it s typically outside in open air which minimizes the risk even further.

Sounds more like asbestos siding big hard white shingles first the siding must be cleaned. Repeat the painting process until you have two complete coats of oil based paint on the siding. 1 250 slate siding removal and disposal new siding materials and house wrap 1 000 1 250 installation labor 1 250 1 500 this is probably on the cheaper end and it will depend on what type of vinyl siding that you go with. Siding is by nature very durable and it s difficult for fibers to become airborne.

Are you sure it is slate. Then paint with two coats of acrylic paint.