How to Remove and Contain Lead Paint | This Old House

[@walter.bellini]

Short and to the point video guys thank you Great work on those replacement wood pieces. Thank you

[@sassycraftysagittarius.]

I can't believe how nice the wood looked after they sent it out to remove the lead that's cool

[@Maxid1]

Running a crew like this would be the most fun. Yelling "GET THE LEAD OUT!!" at them would never stop being funny.... to me.

[@billwilson5341]

Maxid1: You're quite the comedienne. When and where is your next show? :-)

[@paulhughesjr4022]

Maxid1

[@manillafresh57]

no

[@sunshineupgrades]

What dipping process do they use for the chemical dipping?

[@RicardoJunqueira]

How tall is that guy?! I know Kevin is quite tall but that guy is enormous!

[@Psychlist1972]

It's crazy how much work goes into lead paint removal. Is that all on the homeowner's dime, or are there funds to help offset the cost of that? It seems like if you're in an historic district, the city would want to preserve the buildings and so might help with cleanup.

[@DarkRaptor99]

A few places might have some funds for that, but sadly most homeowners have to eat the cost of lead paint remediation. Some companies have some vacuum sanding systems like Festool that are good enough to allow you to sand and remove the lead contaminated surfaces. It sucks and if you look at it if your a contractor that gets busted working on a house without testing for lead and it has lead paint OSHA and the EPA are not going to be forgiving this, fall arresting are the two really big things the government is really pushing right now.

[@TNtoolman]

Yes it is the homeowners dime... whether it is directly paid by the home owner ... or if it is government funds, then the homeowner dumps the cost on the rest of us through taxes.

[@gabrielbizzlebop4702]

would be smarter to encapsulate, drywall, and cover lead paint. no cross contamination, and would cost less.

[@TNtoolman]

+Gabriel Bizzlebop Except this lead paint was on the trim and doors... you cannot drywall over those areas...

[@billwilson5341]

Porsche924Tim: "Yes it is the homeowners dime... whether it is directly paid by the home owner ... or if it is government funds, then the homeowner dumps the cost on the rest of us through taxes." You're a realist. I LOVE YOU!!!

[@MoahGentle]

lead paint test kit? What is that and what's exactly for? I'm about to scrape off paint in a room and I suspect there's old paint with lead. Any tips or information are GREATLY appreciated. I don't have astronaut suit or even mask to wear :(

[@dilhangurbuzergamingchanel7306]

Hi, what you’ll probably want to use is a 3M half gas mask, they help better then cheaper, lower grade gas masks. You’ll also want a reusable hazmat suit, and most importantly if there’s moldings in the windows and doors, if they look ugly you may be able to use a crowbar and rip them off, for baseboards you may use a paint scrapper. PLEASE USE A GAS MASK AS N95 MASKS SHOULDNT BE USED TO REMOVE LEAD OR ANY OTHER THINS LIKE POPCORN CELLING!!!! YOU ARE GAMBLING WITH YOUR HEALTH!!! Then if you want to keep the molding I would just bring it to a place where they chemically strip it off. You could also just scrap off the windows but if it’s thick mounding (Like it has edges). Then you can do option 1 which is replace or option 2 which is remove them carefully. If you’re doing doors also you can scrap it off, but that will take a while. Personally I recommend Costco nitrile gloves, been using them for years for lead removal. The gloves don’t tear very easily either.

[@dilhangurbuzergamingchanel7306]

Also the sharpening tools aren’t really nessary, we sharpen hours every year or so. Also for hazmat suit, I would just recommend washing it in a different type of washing machine (Perhaps a old one) if you want to use the hazmat suit again.

[@dilhangurbuzergamingchanel7306]

And also if you’re using a 3M half mask I would recommend 3M googles, if you use there anti fog spray then it’s the best. You still kinda sweat but it’s your best bet.

[@giottolaudo7672]

You mean a *respirator* not a "gas mask". And N95 is *fine* for lead, P100 is better. What I *think* you're trying to say is "don't use a cheap disposable dust mask for lead removal" which is wise, because those cheap dust masks do not seal properly. A proper respirator is essential. Gas mask? Not so much.

[@giottolaudo7672]

Oh, I should note: the poorly sealed disposable dust masks aren't great for lead particles, but they're stellar against much smaller, finer viral particles. Or at least that's what I'm told by experts. Some kind of magic apparently, which is why (until recently) an ordinary scarf or cloth bandana was also (legally) acceptable. Science is amazing.

[@trisht9026]

I would love to know what type of tool that was. I need several of them.

[@erickc5185]

They’re called “4 edge wood scraper”

[@trisht9026]

@@erickc5185 Thank you Erick. I am getting ready to work on my banister again.

[@joshuawilson4160]

I honestly wish I took lead more seriously I knew it was bad but I didn't realize how bad. I used a butane torch and scraper and it peels right off. I did have a chemical and particle mask on but not sure if I should still worry about fumes or not, plus I'm not sure when I last changed the filters 😬

[@DavidSanchez-gq7nf]

You should never heat up lead paint as it releases toxic lead fumes, even with a full face respirator and suite you will not be properly protected.

[@paulcochran7642]

What would this cost to have done

[@oskarbjornstad877]

Paul Cochran a lot

[@oliverl8659]

A lot but some governments do it to help out the families.

[@didasinan9669]

Would covering with non toxic paint fix the issue

[@mick2spic]

As long as the old lead paint is in decent condition. It’s good to sand old trim paint if it’s shiny to ad adhesion for the new paint. But sanding lead paint would put lead dust in the air, so shouldn’t do that if kids are or will be around the home. Some non toxic paint also might not have good adhesion and could peel if bumped. From what I have heard lead out leech into the newer paint layers. I don’t know how long that takes if that is true. Which isn’t a huge deal as long as the paint is adhered onto whatever it’s painted on to. I tip I have used before is wet sanding and not allowing the lead dust to get in the air by using water and wet sand paper. That’s if you are painting trim that is shiny and worried about it having lead. After wet sand just wash with water very well. Can do that for any small spot of lead paint that has chipped or is peeling

[@smug8567]

I had a cousin that used to go in places like this and eat paint chips off the walls. They eventually institutionalized him

[@ItchyKneeSon]

...to protect the houses?

[@elenaakin5511]

where do you throw the led paint or the contaminated water?

[@zakquinn5420]

You don't...Al ingested

[@whiteowl0227]

Is lead present in trace amounts even in "lead free" paint? I tested my apartment, which is in an old building, but all the walls in my unit were erected and painted in the 90s.

[@MidwestMountainMan]

Did you use a lead test kit from a hardware store or did you send the chips to a lab? Hardware store kits are notorious for false positives... logic is that it's much more harmful to say something is safe when it isn't. A house built in the 90's should be lead-free, though someone could have grabbed some old paint cans or bought them from a country without bans.

[@billwilson5341]

How much did the cost the homeowner?

[@Mickster2233]

Great informative video! BTW the tall guy looks and sounds like Benedict Cumberbatch's brother.

[@workingshlub8861]

after the the work is done the inspector does not just come and " bless " it...he takes at least 6 dust wipes and wipes... 3 window sills and 3 areas on the floor and sends then to a lab to be analyzed..then and only then after the lab says you are good to go does he sign off in the job.

[@sashisasj3850]

Please research on lead paint. It protects your home from 5g radiation by reflecting it. So i would advise you to paint your home with lead.

[@jomangeee9180]

why not use paint stripper?

[@Dylan-eg8nq]

LOL

[@FranciscoGonzalez-ro7ht]

​@@sashisasj3850do you believe that crap?

[@sashisasj3850]

@@FranciscoGonzalez-ro7ht The problem is not that it uses ratiation. It is not enough to cause harm on that power setting for civilian use. The problem comes that the towers are made to output A LOT MORE radiation if the settings of the towers were to changed.

[@samperkins1768]

Just replace all of it with new trim, doors, casing, etc.

[@bbeggs]

Should paper it with money then too.

[@charles9571]

@@bbeggs time is money

[@sunnywakefield9254]

ANY ONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET SOME LEAD PAINT ??? GREAT INFO. BIRDY !!! THANK YOU !!!

[@benneumann1071]

"Exactly"

[@Artiej0hn0]

How to avoid chipping and cracking the moulding when removing to be stripped off-site?

[@zken_24]

How long would this take for a 4 bedroom home, three floors? plus basement

[@bbeggs]

20 years

[@anflow96]

What will yoU recommend foR a design metal kitchen ceilIng chipping its 10 layers of paint? it has a lot of cracks and crevases.

[@ItchyKneeSon]

I hope you're not still waiting for a reply to do something. I would tear it out if it's failing off. If it's still fairly intact and flat, you can 'laminate' it with 1/4"-3/8" drywall (using longer drywall screws) before refinishing and painting it. You have to find and mark all the joists/nailers with a snap line. Unless it's plaster on lath--then just load it up with screws and expect a lot of 'misses'.

[@jerrycampbell5937]

How tall is that dude?

[@Miaa479]

I wach you videos this old house

[@connor55653]

have ya heard of back to the future its a good 80s movie

[@chriscolameco6850]

I work in philly where every house has lead and we just do normal remodel stuff. YOLO

[@timjohnson5607]

I love how the cameraman and the TV hosts can be in the same room as the guy stripping and they aren't wearing any protective equipment. Ditto about This Old House people who walk around active construction sites with no hard hat Anyway, homeowners don't care about this stuff. In all my years I've never heard of painters asking about if its lead paint they have to sand and repaint. If a small general contractor talks to a homeowner about a reno and they ask anything about asbestos or lead paint they might as well grab their tools and walk back to their truck, the homeowner will just find someone who won't ask those questions

[@georo1499]

I agree!!!

[@bellecraig]

@@georo1499 I don't agree. As an owner of a 121 yr old house, I wouldn't ever knowingly live in a house with lead dust floating around, having fallen down into the registers or cracks of the window casings or floor and being kicked up and airborne from vacuuming, dogs and kids running around or the heating/air kicking on because some half-wit did a half-A$$ed job, regardless of the cost. If I hire anyone else to do the work, they better do it properly using a HEPA vacuum AND a HEPA air cleaner, sealing off all the other rooms and using appropriate coverings, including shoe coverings, or they won't do it at all. Period!

[@mick2spic]

@@bellecraig Yea, I don’t blame you being careful. People living in different parts of the country have much difference in the age of their homes. Lead was banned in 1979, but Its use started to wane down before that. It’s the older homes people need to worry about. A lot of those homes have lead pipes as well. Lead isn’t going to affect older people that much, it’s the younger kids still developing that can really be damaged from it.

[@MidwestMountainMan]

You'll notice that they're never in the room with the hazmat guy while he's actively disturbing the lead. I mean, the cameraman is, but I presume he's wearing protective gear as well. Walking around a house that has lead paint sitting on the walls and trim is fine. It's when the lead is disturbed that it becomes more dangerous.

[@bobbg9041]

Im watching a show the painter did handrails on a porch, at the end there was a lesson about lead paint and how it has to be delt with. Then I think of all the pipes in our nation that are for drinking water human consumption and it is delivered by the city to your home in lead pipes. Governments decided its bad enough to remove from older homes, but not bad enough to change the city's water supply lines, didnt copper pipes solder have to be changed becuse it had lead in it. I clearly remember that in the 80s.

[@MidwestMountainMan]

Yes, lead pipes are present in a lot of municipal water lines. Some have replaced all of them (most infamously Flint). But others haven't, because the minerals in the water coat the pipe and act as a seal. The Flint crisis happened because they swapped water sources and the new source required chemicals that also stripped the natural coatings, so the water became contaminated with an unhealthy amount of lead. Additionally, lead pipes in the home are much more dangerous, because the water "sits" in them for prolonged periods and leech, while municipal pipes always have water flowing through them.

[@Nobodyofimportance2u]

They make carbide scrapers now.....

[@lozinja]

This new series of Reacher- Health & Safety doesn't appeal to me to be honest

[@dermotc5295]

That paint on the windows is sound, why sould it be removed what a waste of timber

[@rebeccatrishel]

Because it's lead paint.

[@RagedContinuum]

which can be removed

[@gtguy181]

For me, I just bought a house with the windows sealed by paint. I want to open them up. The paint over the years has seal them shut and when uncracked from the paint they are hard to slide up and down. So they guide must be sanded and thus releases the paint/dust/lead into the air.

[@vilveyachke5103]

it's perfectly safe as long as it's not peeling. waste of time.

[@MidwestMountainMan]

That's an owners call. It looks like these owners wanted to be very thorough on making the house safe for kids. The stool, casing, and aprons are popular areas for kids to bite, especially aprons. You'll notice they didn't replace the head, because a kid would have to get on a ladder to bite that.

[@viewfromthehillswift6979]

PeelAway-1?

[@alvilla701]

We complain about the government regulations but most of the times they work

[@billwilson5341]

crazy wheel: "most of the times they [government regulations] work. I would not say "most", I'd say some times government interference is okay and "works".

[@gtguy181]

I think that contractors should be obligated by code to protect the homeowner/owner. When the homeowner does their own work it should be up to them to decide whether they need to be protected or not. Because it's not up to the government to protect them from themselves. But the government can and should provide awareness though.

[@keithupton86ku]

crazy wheel Government or not, I wouldn't want lead paint anywhere near my house.

[@cg3205]

Such a waste throwing away all those mouldings :(

[@dilhangurbuzergamingchanel7306]

I know right because of some dumb painters, whoever painted that room and if they are still alive should be ASHAMED!!!!

[@peanbean1973]

Its so annoying as a painter dealing with lead paint..

[@TNtoolman]

Feed your child and they won't eat the baseboard...

[@Chuck59ish]

You don't have young kids around, do you? They get into everything.

[@TNtoolman]

Charles Damery Two girls... now in their 20's... they were well fed and supervised...

[@Psychlist1972]

Porsche924Tim My kids chewed stuff, despite supervision. Only takes a moment. Luckily, this house is slightly newer than the lead laws.

[@Maxid1]

Porsche924Tim Don't knock kids eating lead paint. It saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition. No way could my kids ever get into Harvard with all that dain bramage...

[@TNtoolman]

Maxid1 Funny... But expect the PC police to be knocking on your door...

[@volksbefreierofroblox8505]

Are you crazy? You are going to be poisoned if you don't wear a full HAZMAT suit in that room!