Covering Lead Paint With Siding

Builder and editorial adviser mike guertin replies.

Covering lead paint with siding.

Is covering the exterior in vinyl siding our only option. A technique to control lead paint hazards. Any surface painted before that year has the potential to be a lead hazard. 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.

Other recommendations in general notes shall also apply. Choosing to paint or put siding on your house is an important decision that will stay with you for years. Lead based paint is a health hazard to children and adults because the dust chips and fumes can be ingested or inhaled. But that doesn t mean that rrp rules don t apply to siding jobs where lead based paint does exist.

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. Full scale removal isn t always necessary. We wanted to paint the clapboard but believe the paint contains lead. Hi george i need to know siding options for our 100 year old home.

All stucco systems for interior or exterior lead based paint enclosures shall provide control joints to prevent surface cracking. 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. 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. Rules call for laying down plastic sheeting at least 10 feet from the wall to collect dust and paint chips.

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. A high lead finding might even steer you away from painting and toward siding that safely covers contaminated paint. In 1978 the u s. That sheeting is then bagged and disposed of once the job is completed.

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. Currently our home is covered in peeling clapboard. Painting over lead based paint also known as encapsulation is an effective lead paint remediation technique. 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.

Consumer product safety commission limited the amount of lead allowed in paint. 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. How do we prep the house for new siding.