2 Dangerous Issues before Painting House Exterior

Hi,
There are two issues here, 1./ concerning asbestos and the other 2./ regarding power lines further down below.

1./I would like to know what would be a good way to get this asbestos prepared for painting that is under the roof on my house? Since it would be dangerous to sand or grind it then how would I get the flaky paint off and prepare it to paint? I do have access to my neighbors domestic water blaster which I tried last week and I'm able to use when I need it. Would this be sufficient to get it ready for painting as it won't get it smooth like sanding would but it does take some of the old paint if I get it close enough? Here are two pics, one a close up and one standing back a bit:


http://homerenovating.org/wp-content...s-problem2.jpg

http://homerenovating.org/wp-content...os-problem.jpg


2./The other safety issue is regarding some power lines that are next to where I want to paint. I'm quite nervous around power lines so I'm not wanting to go near that part and when I washed the house a few days ago I never went near that part witht the hose in case I got a shock through the hose. If that is possible, I don't know but I wasn't about to experiment :doh:? I would appreciate some ideas on how to prepare the surfaces close to those lines as in the pics below:

http://homerenovating.org/wp-content...ear-house1.jpg

http://homerenovating.org/wp-content...ear-house2.jpg

You can see more details about this house if required from this thread which I will be updating as I go. I wanted to create a separate thread for this as it's quite important and an area that requires some special attention so I get it right and some good advice.


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