Removing Wood Siding With Lead Paint

Set up the work area properly so that lead dust and paint chips don t get into.

Removing wood siding with lead paint. Proper disposal of debris from lead based paint removal should be included in the construction contract. Saturate all of the siding completely avoiding windows. Grinder paint removal for instance grinding using power sanding disks or clapboard sanders is very efficient on siding that s in good shape but it generates lead laden dust. But part of any good paint.

That gets the lead out of the house. Roofing or siding nails. Assuming you can encapsulate it you have a few options. When removing paint from wood by scraping sanding or other means you may release lead dust if the paint was made before 1978.

Or if the cost is high replace the old wood with brand new wood whether it s siding trim window sashes or entire windows. If you want to remove all the paint compare the cost and time of other options. Spray the painted wood siding thoroughly using a ladder to reach high areas if needed. You can remove painted trim and window sashes and send them out to a professional paint stripper.

Inform your neighbors in advance about the painting work you will be doing on the exterior of the house. Strip the old paint using an infrared paint stripper for large areas and a heat gun for hard to reach areas. Grasp the heat removal tool by the handle and hold it with its heating coils flush against the siding and the handle parallel to the direction of the wood. If you re just worried about looks the simplest and least expensive solution is to fasten 1 4 furring strips vertically over the existing siding and into the studs and attach the new siding to those with 1 1 4 in.

Do not paint over chipping or peeling paint or the new paint will chip off with the old paint. Any removal of lead paint may also be subject to federal and state regulations. In some places you have to remove lead paint before re siding. To analyze the waste characteristics using applied knowledge or a knowledge of process method the lead content of the waste must be calculated by weight to.

Hold it against the siding for 20 to 30. Lead is toxic and exposure can cause serious illness especially in children and pregnant women. The debris can be analyzed using either of the two procedures explained below. Consult your local building authority for more information.

Remove any caulk between the boards of the siding. If your paint chips do contain lead paint most areas allow homeowners doing their own scraping to dispose of them in their regular trash.