Covering Lead Paint With Siding

How do we prep the house for new siding.

Covering lead paint with siding.

In 1978 the u s. Builder and editorial adviser mike guertin replies. A technique to control lead paint hazards. Hi george i need to know siding options for our 100 year old home.

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. Take extra care around trim lead concentrations tend to track pretty closely to. 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. Currently our home is covered in peeling clapboard.

Full scale removal isn t always necessary. In some places you have to remove lead paint before re siding. Yes you can paint over lead based paint but not with just any type of paint. We wanted to paint the clapboard but believe the paint contains lead.

A high lead finding might even steer you away from painting and toward siding that safely covers contaminated paint. Painting over lead based paint also known as encapsulation is an effective lead paint remediation technique. But that doesn t mean that rrp rules don t apply to siding jobs where lead based paint does exist. Is covering the exterior in vinyl siding our only option.

Lead based paint is a health hazard to children and adults because the dust chips and fumes can be ingested or inhaled. Rules call for laying down plastic sheeting at least 10 feet from the wall to collect dust and paint chips. That sheeting is then bagged and disposed of once the job is completed. 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.

Choosing to paint or put siding on your house is an important decision that will stay with you for years. 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. Other recommendations in general notes shall also apply. Consumer product safety commission limited the amount of lead allowed in paint.

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.