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2. Fiber cement siding - Wikipedia

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   Fiber cement siding. Fiber cement siding (also known as " fibre cement cladding " in the United Kingdom, " fibro " in Australia, and by the proprietary name " Hardie Plank " in the United States) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications. Fiber cement is a composite material ...

3. Asbestos cement - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos cement, genericized as fibro, fibrolite (short for "fibrous (or fibre) cement sheet"; but different from the natural mineral fibrolite), or AC sheet, is a composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibres pressed into thin rigid sheets and other shapes. Invented at the end of the 19th century, [1] the material was ...

4. How to Pick the Right Siding for Your Home - AOL

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   For example, fiber cement siding replacement has an ROI of 88.5 percent, according to a 2023 report by Angi’s. ... Court approves Tupperware's sale to lenders, paving way for brand's exit from ...

5. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Siding (construction) Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable, more comfortable environment on the interior side.

6. 16 Home Repairs You Should Never, Ever Ignore - AOL

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   3. Peeling Paint. Your exterior paint and interior paint present different problems when they peel. For interiors, older homes could have lead-based paint, which means a professional should be called.

7. Transite - Wikipedia

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   Transite. An example of cement-asbestos corrugated and board products, possibly transite. Transite originated as a brand that Johns Manville, an American company, created in 1929 for a line of asbestos - cement products, including boards and pipes. [1] In time it became a generic term for other companies' similar asbestos-cement products, and ...

8. Fibre cement - Wikipedia

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   He mixed 90% cement and 10% asbestos fibres with water and ran it through a cardboard machine, forming strong thin sheets. Originally, the reinforcing fibres were of asbestos and the material was commonly used as siding in house buildings due to its low cost, fire-resistance, water tightness, light weight, and other useful properties.

9. Keasbey and Mattison Company - Wikipedia

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   Keasbey and Mattison Company was a manufacturing company that produced asbestos -related building products, including insulation and shingles. Founded in 1873 by Henry Griffith Keasbey (1850-1932) and Richard Van Zeelust Mattison (1851-1935), the company moved to Ambler, Pennsylvania, in 1881. By World War I, the Keasbey and Mattison Company's ...