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Homes Built Before 1978
Lead-based paints were banned for residential use in 1978. Therefore, homes built prior to 1978 probably contain lead-based paint.
Approximately 24,000,000 housing units have lead-based paint hazards such as deteriorated paint and lead-contaminated house dust.
When lead paint peels and cracks, it leaves chips and dust. Any surface covered with lead-based paint where the paint may wear by rubbing or friction is likely to cause lead dust including windows, doors, floors, porches, stairways, and cabinets.
Children can be poisoned if they chew on surfaces coated with lead-based paint, such as window sills and door edges. They can also be poisoned if they eat flaking paint chips or eat or breathe in lead dust.
You can get a lead paint inspection and/or a risk assessment to find out whether there is lead in your home.
Children can be poisoned if they chew on surfaces coated with lead-based paint, such as window sills and door edges. They can also be poisoned if they eat flaking paint chips or eat or breathe in lead dust.
You can get a lead paint inspection and/or a risk assessment to find out whether there is lead in your home.