Covering Lead Paint With Siding

But if you live in a house with lead paint the problem doesn t have to paralyze your remodeling plans or make you wish you lived somewhere else.

Covering lead paint with siding.

The danger for lead paint with children is that it has a sweet taste which makes them want to chew on sills and eat paint chips. Choosing to paint or put siding on your house is an important decision that will stay with you for years. Builder and editorial adviser mike guertin replies. Full scale removal isn t always necessary.

Stucco applied to metal lath on furring strips stucco may be used to cover lead based paint on interior walls and ceilings and exterior surfaces of many. We wanted to paint the clapboard but believe the paint contains lead. Take extra care around trim lead concentrations tend to track pretty closely to. That sheeting is then bagged and disposed of once the job is completed.

Painting over lead based paint also known as encapsulation is an effective lead paint remediation technique. Encapsulation is less expensive than lead paint removal and it s actually safer since it doesn t release lead dust or debris into the air. Currently our home is covered in peeling clapboard. Rules call for laying down plastic sheeting at least 10 feet from the wall to collect dust and paint chips.

If the lead paint is covered with new coats of lead free paint and it isn t peeling then you should be pretty safe from your new baby being exposed. Other recommendations in general notes shall also apply. Lead poisoning is a serious health problem especially for kids age 6 and younger and the primary source of that lead is dust from deteriorating lead paint. All stucco systems for interior or exterior lead based paint enclosures shall provide control joints to prevent surface cracking.

Generally you can encapsulate old siding under a new skin of sheathing and install siding over it but check with your local or state authorities governing exterior lead paint to make sure you can cover it. In 1978 the u s. Is covering the exterior in vinyl siding our only option. A high lead finding might even steer you away from painting and toward siding that safely covers contaminated paint.

Hi george i need to know siding options for our 100 year old home. Both finishing styles require a large investment of money time and work and so great consideration needs to be given to the comparative costs both initial and long term of each method. Lead based paint is a health hazard to children and adults because the dust chips and fumes can be ingested or inhaled. Yes you can paint over lead based paint but not with just any type of paint.

In some places you have to remove lead paint before re siding. Any surface painted before that year has the potential to be a lead hazard. How do we prep the house for new siding.