Lead paint

Do you have lead paint in your home? Find out what safety measures you need to take if you have to deal with lead paint in your home & safely how to remove it!

When working on a home built before 1978, use these tips to reduce the risk of exposure to lead paint poisoning.

Rather than pay a lead abatement contractor to get rid of flaking paint in your old home, follow this guide on how to remove lead paint yourself safely.

Lead paint is nasty stuff. If you live in a home built before 1978, it's very likely that layers of lead paint lurk on the windowsills, trim around the doorway, or walls. Not knowing if you have it in your home is scary — especially if you are pregnant or have children — so it's worth finding out. Inexpensive kits are widely available, and testing is easy, so fork over the $10, be the responsible human you are, and put your mind to ease.

Most of our renovations will be done by professionals because a) we have full-time jobs, and b) we don’t have the skills or know-how to do much of the work. While it would be nice to hire people to…

With a home built before 1978, there’s a good chance it contains lead paint. Lead paint removal cost ranges from $1,445 to $5,412, with the national average at $3,428.

When you’re buying a home, you should check for signs of lead paint, which can cause a host of health problems, particularly in kids.

Lead paint was commonly used in homes built before 1978, when it was banned in the United States due to its harmful effects on health, particularly in children, animals, and pregnant women. If you own an old home with lead paint, it is important to safely remove it to protect yourself and your family from…

Learn how to remove lead paint from wood safely. Prepare the work area, use efficient stripping methods, and clean up properly.

We discuss how to find the lead and cover or remove it with lead paint encapsulation and other lead blocking paint methods.