Lead paint on paint over stucco

[Anonymous]

We recently found out our new (old 1920) home has lead paint on stucco. The stucco is over old big masonry blocks (or appears to be that way from the unfinished basement).

I think our options are:
- sandblasting removal (I have a ballpark quote for ($25k or $80k-$100k - what a spread!) this sounds very mes/y

- encapsulation- cheapest “bandaid” option that might last 5-10 years

- enclosure - siding was suggested but would look very weird with the Tudor style. I thought maybe bricks or brick veneer would work? Does brick veneer read real brick? Would this be cheesy looking?

Does anyone have any related experience? We have kids under so we want a safe environment.

[Anonymous]

Unless your kids eat it there is no problem.
You can look into Hardie siding .

[Anonymous]

We had stucco and looked into putting siding on top of it. Several siding companies said they would do this. Others said absolutely do not do this because drilling into the siding will cause it to crack and over time the stucco will crumble under the siding. I don't know which is right but maybe consider asking about this risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless your kids eat it there is no problem.
You can look into Hardie siding .

I will say no health risk just paint it gray.

[Anonymous]

OP here - we have a 1 yr old and a 4 yr old, and the concern is lead getting in the soil and it being tracked in the house, on their hands, on toys etc. both my kids put stuff in their mouths that they shouldn’t. It’s constant battle.

[Anonymous]

Please don't crowdsource a solution at DCUM. I would worry that sandblasting would really spread the lead dust everywhere. If the paint is flaking then that needs to be removed by a lead-safe certified company, and the non-flaking portions could be encapsulated. So what if you need to re-encapsulate every now and then? Maybe get the soil tested for lead now, in any case. Maybe there is already some lead in the soil.

[Anonymous]

Paint over it and be done. Use an elastomeric painting system. It’s multiple coats but will last a long time and stretches and moves as the stucco moves so cracks won’t form.

[Anonymous]

Encapsulate. Then keep it in good condition and leave it alone. The issues come in when lead gets disturbed and thus released from whence it came.

[Anonymous]

Don’t let your kids lick the house