Lead Paint- paint over it or get it cleared out?

[Anonymous]

Should we just paint over the lead paint or get it clears out of the house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should we just paint over the lead paint or get it clears out of the house?

Definitely get it out if children are in the house. It has a huge impact on their health.

[Anonymous]

Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

[Anonymous]

Depends on where it is. Lead paint painted over on a stable surface poses no real health threat. But if you are talking about old wood windows, for example, that you intend to use, the friction can create lead dust that can be inhaled. I would highly recommend remediating any lead painted windows if you want to be able to open and shut them.

And if you are doing construction on any potentially lead painted surfaces, you need to take extra precautions.

Also keep in mind that if you have exterior surfaces painted with lead based paint it has likely gotten into the soil so avoid planting edible plants directly in the soil or letting children play in bare soil.

[Anonymous]

Paint over it. Much much worse to sand it off and breathe in the lead dust. Just don't let your kids chew on the mouldings.

[Anonymous]

Paint over it! Just make sure you keep the trim fresh while you have young children. We did change out our windows for new ones since they are a big culprit of actually spreading the lead dust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

NP here but I don't see how what you posted contradicts anything that the pp said. Painting over lead painted surfaces is generally fine, as long as it is intact and is not disturbed. If the paint starts to flake off, if you are doing construction, or its on a window, etc, that can create lead dust or chips that can be ingested or inhaled. And yes, if that happens, as the cdc citation you quote above states, it is indeed dangerous. But you don't need to go into an old house and automatically strip every surface with lead paint necessarily. That in and of itself an create dangerous lead dust.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

NP here but I don't see how what you posted contradicts anything that the pp said. Painting over lead painted surfaces is generally fine, as long as it is intact and is not disturbed. If the paint starts to flake off, if you are doing construction, or its on a window, etc, that can create lead dust or chips that can be ingested or inhaled. And yes, if that happens, as the cdc citation you quote above states, it is indeed dangerous. But you don't need to go into an old house and automatically strip every surface with lead paint necessarily. That in and of itself an create dangerous lead dust.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

Yes, I can read and I understand the information posted very well. The issue was this person unnecessarily claiming that "the poster doesn't know what they are talking about." The response to the OP simply said that there are health risks posed by exposure to lead paint and to be extra cautious if children are in the home. That statement was supported by the CDC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

NP here but I don't see how what you posted contradicts anything that the pp said. Painting over lead painted surfaces is generally fine, as long as it is intact and is not disturbed. If the paint starts to flake off, if you are doing construction, or its on a window, etc, that can create lead dust or chips that can be ingested or inhaled. And yes, if that happens, as the cdc citation you quote above states, it is indeed dangerous. But you don't need to go into an old house and automatically strip every surface with lead paint necessarily. That in and of itself an create dangerous lead dust.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

Yes, I can read and I understand the information posted very well. The issue was this person unnecessarily claiming that "the poster doesn't know what they are talking about." The response to the OP simply said that there are health risks posed by exposure to lead paint and to be extra cautious if children are in the home. That statement was supported by the CDC.

What you've posted has absolutely nothing to do with the merits of painting over lead paint or not.

[Anonymous]

Anecdotally the only kids I know who have had elevated lead are those who lived in renovated houses where the lead was removed and presumably left dust behind. We opted to leave ours in place (but intact and painted over inside) and have always had zero lead. Of course this means we never open our windows; but it seems like a worthwhile tradeoff.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

NP here but I don't see how what you posted contradicts anything that the pp said. Painting over lead painted surfaces is generally fine, as long as it is intact and is not disturbed. If the paint starts to flake off, if you are doing construction, or its on a window, etc, that can create lead dust or chips that can be ingested or inhaled. And yes, if that happens, as the cdc citation you quote above states, it is indeed dangerous. But you don't need to go into an old house and automatically strip every surface with lead paint necessarily. That in and of itself an create dangerous lead dust.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

Yes, I can read and I understand the information posted very well. The issue was this person unnecessarily claiming that "the poster doesn't know what they are talking about." The response to the OP simply said that there are health risks posed by exposure to lead paint and to be extra cautious if children are in the home. That statement was supported by the CDC.

What you've posted has absolutely nothing to do with the merits of painting over lead paint or not.

Really?

[Anonymous]

We removed all our trim before our child was born and cleaned very well (had paper on the floors and Hepa filter). Not that much dust but even DIY replacing all that trim was expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

NP here but I don't see how what you posted contradicts anything that the pp said. Painting over lead painted surfaces is generally fine, as long as it is intact and is not disturbed. If the paint starts to flake off, if you are doing construction, or its on a window, etc, that can create lead dust or chips that can be ingested or inhaled. And yes, if that happens, as the cdc citation you quote above states, it is indeed dangerous. But you don't need to go into an old house and automatically strip every surface with lead paint necessarily. That in and of itself an create dangerous lead dust.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

Yes, I can read and I understand the information posted very well. The issue was this person unnecessarily claiming that "the poster doesn't know what they are talking about." The response to the OP simply said that there are health risks posed by exposure to lead paint and to be extra cautious if children are in the home. That statement was supported by the CDC.

What you've posted has absolutely nothing to do with the merits of painting over lead paint or not.

Really?

Yes, really. OP posed the question, "Lead paint is an issue. How best do I deal with it?
CDC PP's answer to that question was, "LEAD PAINT IS AN ISSUE! THE CDC SAYS SO!"
Totally not helpful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Health advisors are completely okay with pairing over. The above PP doesn't really know what s/he is talking about. Lead paint is everywhere, just make sure your kid isn't gnawing on the door jamb.

I guess the CDC doesn't know what they are talking about either:

Lead poisoning is entirely prevent- able. However, nearly 1 million children living in the United States have blood lead levels high enough to impair their ability to think, concentrate, and learn.5 Lead is highly toxic and affects virtually every system of the body. It can damage a child's kidneys and central nervous system and cause anemia. At very high levels, lead can cause coma, convul- sions, and death. Even low levels of lead are harmful. Levels as low as 10 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood (?g/dL) are associated with decreased intelligence, behavior problems, reduced physical stature and growth, and impaired hearing (see Figure 3).1,2 A child is estimated to lose 2 IQ points for each 10 ?g/dL increase in blood lead level.4 One study suggests that lead exposure may be associated with juvenile delinquent behavior.20 Lead toxicity has been well-established, with evidence of harmful effects found in children whose blood lead levels exceed 10 ?g/dL.3,4,21

NP here but I don't see how what you posted contradicts anything that the pp said. Painting over lead painted surfaces is generally fine, as long as it is intact and is not disturbed. If the paint starts to flake off, if you are doing construction, or its on a window, etc, that can create lead dust or chips that can be ingested or inhaled. And yes, if that happens, as the cdc citation you quote above states, it is indeed dangerous. But you don't need to go into an old house and automatically strip every surface with lead paint necessarily. That in and of itself an create dangerous lead dust.

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/

Yes, I can read and I understand the information posted very well. The issue was this person unnecessarily claiming that "the poster doesn't know what they are talking about." The response to the OP simply said that there are health risks posed by exposure to lead paint and to be extra cautious if children are in the home. That statement was supported by the CDC.

What you've posted has absolutely nothing to do with the merits of painting over lead paint or not.

Really?

Yes, really.