Is there asbestos in hardiflex fiber cement board.
Does james hardie siding have asbestos.
The fiber replacement is organic wood pulp.
The most notable feature of asbestos is that it does not burn and is resistant to flames electrical and chemical damage.
This made asbestos an important resource in the 1800s when buildings were more susceptible to fire.
Since 1987 hardie products have not contained asbestos.
A 1930s ad for trouble free asbestos products sold by james hardie.
This will look terrible and likely void the warranty.
Has the asbestos siding been shimmed in a way to create a flat substrate.
Battling james hardie tom benson who had worked at port adelaide and later been diagnosed with asbestosis made the first common law claim against james hardie in 1975.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been mined and used commercially for centuries.
James hardie s new products no longer contain asbestos but werfel s lawyer claimed the company should have done more to alert the public to the existence of asbestos in its old products which were used in old homes.
James hardie siding is dimensionally stable so it does not expand or contract which is one of the reasons that it holds paint so well.
If not the lap spacing on hardi is different than asbestos which will create a wave pattern on the hardi.