Anyone live in an older home?
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Anyone live in an older home?
| Fri, 03-12-2004 - 1:51pm |
Hi - I just joined this board, but this issue has been bugging me. Do any of you live in an older home and worry about lead paint? Our house was built in 1930 and I am worried about lead paint. I will collect some paint chips and send them to the lab to be tested and have bought a vacuum with a HEPA filter, but it still bothers me that there is a chance there is lead paint. I have 2 little ones and now I wish we would have moved into a newer house, but we couldn't afford it. I did have my older daughter tested and she was o.k., but it still bothers me. Does anyone else worry about it or am I being a worry wart? I guess it would make me feel better if I knew other people lived in older homes with little kids too. Thanks.

My house is 104 years old and we have no problems.
Jen
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5055.html
and here is an article on keeping your kids safe:
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/clppp/clean.htm
HTH
Desiree
I have an older house and like the other poster said, I just repainted it. I don't know how long you have owned your home, but chances are the previous owners have already done this too, so you probably have a couple of layers on the walls already. My pediatrician also tests my son every now and then for lead, because he knows we have an older house(just to be safe he says). Don't worry too much, everything should be fine! :)
Glad you have joined us!
AJ