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> some houses still have original lead paint that has been painted on top of I was under the impression that various governmental safety bodies said that was s
by ComputerGuru 2y ago
> some houses still have original lead paint that has been painted on top of
I was under the impression that various governmental safety bodies said that was safe so long as it remained undisturbed?
- relaxing 2y agoAnd then the owners start renovating and disturb it.
- gregwebs 2y agoIt’s unlikely to be a truly safe situation since paint wears down and chips off. It’s most dangerous though whenever there is repainting which involves sanding existing paint.
- ender341341 2y agothose cases are usually what's called out as when it becomes unsafe. It's safe as long as it's on the wall but chipping needs to be addressed and for sanding/demo proper PPE/followup cleaning needs to happen. If you maintain the surface you're fine as far as any existing testing shows, usually you want to just remove any loose chips, clean the surface and paint over it so you don't need to deal with more in depth remediation. If you have particularly destructive kids/pets/people around you may want to do more.
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