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Sources of Tools for Cutting Fiber Cement Shingles: Roofing Shingles or Wall Siding Shingles
Watch out: However very old, weathered and worn asbestos cement shingles, such as on a roof or sometimes on a wall that has been painted and is peeling, or roofing or wall cement asbestos shingles that are mishandled during demolition (breaking into many small pieces, running hand or power saws to cut the material) risks creating airborne asbestos-contaminated dust which could be a health and environmental hazard.
When we installed asbestos cement shingle siding we rented a guillotine chopper that cut the material while producing a minimum of dust.
A modern version of this fiber cement cutter that is hand-lever operated and does not require electricity is the Bullet Tools 920 Pro Magnum Shear I-20 Electricity Free 20 Inch Flooring and Siding Dust Free Cutter (photo at left) - this is a great tool, but a bit steep for a homeowner or do-it-yourselfer at around $900.
A modern fiber cement shingle cutting tool used for the same purpose is the Malco® TSFC Tubo Shear fiber cement cutting tool also used to cut cement backerboard and similar products.
The Malco fiber cement and backerboard shear is powered by a separate cordless or wall-power connected electric drill.
Malco also produces the TSF2A, a heavy-duty pneumatic shear cutting tool for the same purpose.
Similar shear tools are produced by quite a few other manufacturers including the tools listed below.
- Makita JS8000 Fiber Cement Shear Kit (variable speed)
- Kett 1/2 Capacity Steel Shear Head #93 20, (this is just the head, needs to be attached)
- Kett Electric Fiber Cement Cutting Shears - 120 Volt, 5 Amp, Model# KD-29
- Kett Fiber Cement Shears KD 1495 (drill powered,
- Snapper Inc SS204 Fiber Cement Siding ShearHardi Board cutter.
At REVIEWERS & SOURCES (scroll down past the links) we list sources to purchase these tools.
Added demolition and disposal cost of cement-asbestos products
Also in some communities special measures and added costs are involved because of a requirement for air-testing during removal and possibly costs to dispose of the material in an appropriate landfill. (After all, originally this material came from the land.)
Thanks to reader Van Moore for technical editing and requesting clarification.
End-Cutting Pliers Help Remove Asbestos Cement Siding Nails & Shingles
What we found worked best for removing asbestos cement or fiber cement shingles was to carefully pull the securing nails using a pair of end-cutting pliers, called by some folks nippers or a "nail biter" - sold at hardware stores in various sizes.
Buy a tool whose handle and cutting face will be at right angles to the work surface and whose cutting face is flush (with the cutting angle filed just on the inside of the cutting edges. Working CAREFULLY we found we could usually grab the nail head protruding just proud of the fiber cement shingle and pull the nail straight out.
We use two sizes of end-cutting pliers made by Channellock, like the Channelock 358 8-inch End Cutting Plier tool shown in our photo just above.
"Grab the nail head and yank" straight out seemed to work best.
Details about procedures to remove damaged fiber cement or asbestos cement siding or shingles are found
at ASBESTOS CEMENT SIDING REPLACEMENT.
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Citations & References
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- Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on Asbestos, Its Industrial Applications, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-12535 (out of print).
- "Handling Asbestos-Containing roofing material - an update", Carl Good, NRCA Associate Executive Director, Professional Roofing, February 1992, p. 38-43
- EPA Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in buildings, NIAST, National Institute on Abatement Sciences & Technology, [republishing EPA public documents] 1985 ed., Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
- EPA, ASBESTOS IN YOUR HOME [PDF] - U.S. EPA, Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
- NRCA Roofing and Waterproofing Manual, 4th Ed., available from the National Roofing Contractors' Association.
- "Tips for working with fiber-cement roofing products", Thomas L. Smith, AIA, RRC, Professional Roofing, September 1996
- Bullet Tools 920 Pro Magnum Shear I-20 Electricity Free 20 Inch Flooring and Siding Dust Free Cutter -(sold at Amazon and at other tool distributors) this is a great tool, but $900. http://www.bullettools.com/ Bullet Tools Company, 3390 W. Hayden Ave., Hayden ID 83835 - 800-406-8998 or international: 208-772-0175. sales@bullettools.com
- Malco® TSFC Tubo Shear fiber cement cutting tool (sold at Amazon and at other tool distributors) and also the Malco TSF2A Shear Cutting Tool, a heavy-duty pneumatic shear cutting tool for the same purpose (available at Amazon.com) Malco Products, http://www.malcoproducts.com/ specializes in producing tools for the HVAC trade. Malco Products, Inc. - PO Box 400, 14080 State Highway 55 NW, Annandale, MN 55302-0400 P: 800-328-3530 | F: 320-274-2269
- Makita JS8000 Fiber Cement Shear Kit (variable speed) (sold at Amazon and at other tool distributors)
- Kett 1/2 Capacity Steel Shear Head #93 20 - (sold at Amazon and at other tool distributors)
- Kett Electric Fiber Cement Cutting Shears - 120 Volt, 5 Amp, Model# KD-29 - (sold at Amazon and at other tool distributors)
- Kett Fiber Cement Shears KD 1495 (drill powered)- (sold at Amazon and at other tool distributors)
- Snapper Inc SS204 Fiber Cement Siding Shear Hardi Board cutter.- (sold at tool distributors)
- Thanks to reader Van Moore for suggesting clarification of our text on how cementious asbestos-containing materials become friable and unsafe 4/15/2010
- June 1997 - Window Putty - OSHA case cites contractor for asbestos exposure during removal of window putty http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=1091
- ASBESTOS IN YOUR HOME U.S. EPA, Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
- Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on ASBESTOS, ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS, ROSATO 1959, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-12535 (out of print, text and images available at InspectAPedia.com).
- "Handling Asbestos-Containing roofing material - an update", Carl Good, NRCA Associate Executive Director, Professional Roofing, February 1992, p. 38-43
- EPA Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in buildings, NIAST, National Institute on Abatement Sciences & Technology, [republishing EPA public documents] 1985 ed., Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
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