Hi guys: Are we now talking about two different kinds of wall coverings?
Insulbrick was an asphalt product, with an embossed brick pattern, whereas asbestos siding comprised of large plain flat shingles that were overlapped the same as one would on a roof. When I was growing up as an army brat, our family lived in the military PMQs (permanent married quarters). Many of the houses used asbestos siding and I remember how we used to play with stray panels we found laying around. We'd smash em against rocks. Of course we also breathed second hand smoke every where, played with liquid mercury, and ran behind the DDT sprayers when they were fogging for mosquitoes. Anyway enough of nostalgia. I have seen very few attempts at modelling Insulbrick and absolutely none for asbestos siding which was also a 40s and 50s stalwart. I think Evergreen Styrene is missing a good bet by not offering milled siding in an asbestos pattern. In the meantime I have a house nearby that's still covered with asbestos siding, so I think I'll go measure the panels. Excuse my cough. Jim Martin ________________________________ From: Willam Fraley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:34:21 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: old structures/new structures--- Re: Brick Paper "I lived in a 2 story/basement/full attic house from 1946 till 1958 that was covered with the faux brick panels. as I recall they were about 1/2 inch thick, possibly asbestos mixed with something else, similar in composition to ceiling tile." Dear Friends, The asbestos panels were what made Johns Manville and his company very rich and famous until the ban asbestos kicked in and cost JM a fortune. Surprisingly, they are still in business at .... http://jm.com/ During the depression years this was the way to insulate houses before aluminum siding came into existence. Both the city houses I lived in had JM tile on the outside. Hope this helps. Bill (FRaley)
