• pahlimur@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    My bet is Hardi board will be the next one. Concrete dust causes silicosis. In industrial construction allowable concrete dust is basically zero. Residential construction people are sawing and grinding this concrete siding all the time.

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      20 days ago

      Eh. You should be cutting that with a wet saw, like any other masonry product. The problem is that a lot of contractors are trying to go fast, since time is money, and they skip wetting stone and masonry products while cutting.

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        20 days ago

        Yeah it’s not as bad as asbestos. I think it will be similar to lead paint. Bad for you, but not downright dangerous.

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      20 days ago

      Hardi board

      That’s a good one. I haven’t heard of that before. It even checks off the “fireproof” box