u/frankthebob123

I removed an exterior doorway and I’m adding a GAF non-asbestos look alike siding tile. Problem is my (suspected) asbestos tiles were nailed at the top and the bottom. I need to remove some of these to make the pattern consistent so it’s not obvious a door was here.

Here is a photo showing the nails that were used, you can see the flat round head of the nail in the top right of photo, which is normally covered by the tile above it.

https://imgur.com/a/9NMgqGn

Given I don’t want to break tiles and I also don’t want to remove every one from the top down, what is the best approach here? Is there a specialty tool for this?

I planted this red maple in May of this year. Purchased from a local nursery. Unfortunately I only just learned about planting with the root flare exposed. I tried to dig down and I can’t seem to find any flare and I’m hesitant to hurt the root system.

What’s the best path forward here? I’m in PA and it’s going to be 100 degrees this week.

Keep digging until I find the flare? If I need to dig this up and add soil under what is the best time of year to do that? Any recommendations are appreciated.