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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in a 1908 house with lead paint.  Several windowsills had chipping/peeling paint due to some water damage--but large chips, the kind you'd have to manually peel off.  I removed the paint (following basic EPA guidelines on lead paint removal) when my son was not quite 1.5; his blood lead level test was 0.01 at just over 1 year and the same again at 2.  We put one of those[b] foam table-edge covers [/b]on one windowsill that has intact/non-peeling paint but which we thought he might chew on, since it was right at face level when he was about 1-2.  It's full of bite marks, so I'm glad I did!

The biggest risk really is windows and doors, as in original painted windows where the lead paint rubs against the frame and creates dust every time you open and shut them.  Same for doors.  If windows have been replaced at some point in the last 40 (or more) years, there is very little to worry about.  Even if you do have original windows, you can help mitigate exposure by wet moping floors and washing hands before eating.

I wouldn't rule out a house because of the possible presence of lead paint.  It's honestly not that big of a deal in most cases.[/quote]

PP, would you mind saying what type of foam table-edge covers you mean or where you got it?  I sort of know what you mean but what I'm thinking of is small and wouldn't fit over a window ledge....[/quote]

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