Covering Lead Paint With Siding

Currently our home is covered in peeling clapboard.

Covering lead paint with siding.

Yes you can paint over lead based paint but not with just any type of paint. But that doesn t mean that rrp rules don t apply to siding jobs where lead based paint does exist. 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. Take extra care around trim lead concentrations tend to track pretty closely to.

In some places you have to remove lead paint before re siding. 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. 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. Rules call for laying down plastic sheeting at least 10 feet from the wall to collect dust and paint chips. All stucco systems for interior or exterior lead based paint enclosures shall provide control joints to prevent surface cracking. How do we prep the house for new siding.

Any surface painted before that year has the potential to be a lead hazard. Other recommendations in general notes shall also apply. Is covering the exterior in vinyl siding our only option. Painting over lead based paint also known as encapsulation is an effective lead paint remediation technique.

In 1978 the u s. Builder and editorial adviser mike guertin replies. A technique to control lead paint hazards. Full scale removal isn t always necessary.

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. 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. 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.

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. That sheeting is then bagged and disposed of once the job is completed. 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.