applebear
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I am updating a lot of things in/on my home and one of them is siding. I've had a couple contractors come do estimates. First one was just going to lay the siding over the slate siding that is there now. I had a couple concerns with that, which the second contractor confirmed, stating that was a poor move, giving various reasons that made sense [pieces cracking/breaking and pushing on siding from behind, some spots have been exposed and are rotting and need the base replaced, etc] to me.
The contractor [licensed and insured] that said all these things assured me that my siding was not the one with asbestos and said it would be no issue removing it. But friends insist there is no way it isn't and the contractor is lying, which I don't understand why since he would be the one exposing himself and liable for stating it wasn't and removing it.
I am just confused what the right thing to do is here and I don't know what my solutions are if the siding is asbestos. I can not afford to go through the costly expense of removing it that's for sure.
Do I just leave well enough alone and trust the contractor [who has pointed out a lot of things the other one missed, and would have cost me more in the long run] or listen to friends, and then what?
The contractor [licensed and insured] that said all these things assured me that my siding was not the one with asbestos and said it would be no issue removing it. But friends insist there is no way it isn't and the contractor is lying, which I don't understand why since he would be the one exposing himself and liable for stating it wasn't and removing it.
I am just confused what the right thing to do is here and I don't know what my solutions are if the siding is asbestos. I can not afford to go through the costly expense of removing it that's for sure.
Do I just leave well enough alone and trust the contractor [who has pointed out a lot of things the other one missed, and would have cost me more in the long run] or listen to friends, and then what?