Replacing Lead Painted Siding

This rule does not apply to total demolition of a structure.

Replacing lead painted siding. I would start by having some of the paint on the siding tested to see if it contains lead there is no use in assuming that it does. The next step would be to evaluate the condition of the siding and paint to see what it might involve and what it would cost to prepare the siding for a new coat of paint. You can remove painted trim and window sashes and send them out to a professional paint stripper. The siding tested positive for lead paint in a couple of spots and we d rather not disturb it if we don t have to.

A high lead finding might even steer you away from painting and toward siding that safely covers contaminated paint. Under the lead renovation repair and painting rule contractors who renovate or partially demolish pre 1978 residential buildings must be lead safe certified by epa and use lead safe practices. There are also environmental concerns regarding vinyl siding because it releases a toxic gas called dioxin when it burns. Older homes often contain lead in painted surfaces plumbing and even soil.

Vinyl siding is highly flexible and therefore tends to bend and warp. But where painted wood is scraped or torn away standard or more than standard precautions need to be taken. Because it expands and contracts in temperature changes the paint on it chips off or cracks and will then need to be re painted or replaced. Replacing with vinyl siding.

That gets the lead out of the house. Lead paint can be nasty and laws enacted by the environmental protection agency epa in 2010 are designed to prevent contamination from lead based paints. It s a wood frame house with traditional clapboard siding and no sheathing or insulation. Simple testing determines the presence of lead based paint.

Aluminum siding first gained popularity during the 1940s as a durable and easy to maintain alternative to traditional wood siding products. We just bought an 1880s farmhouse in the catskills and are about to start major renovations. Or if the cost is high replace the old wood with brand new wood whether it s siding trim window sashes or entire windows. Total elimination projects are expensive and rare.

We d like to re side with fiber cement we know you can t just install fiber cement over. Full removal involves stripping paint or removing and replacing affected areas such as walls windows pipes and soil. Take extra care around trim lead concentrations tend to track pretty closely to. If you want to remove all the paint compare the cost and time of other options.

If you have lead based paint you have several options for removal. State laws may require property managers to eliminate the substance from subsidized housing. Painting aluminum siding vs.