LEAD SAFE PRACTICES
Whether you're getting ready to sell, maintaining, preserving the historic integrity or creating a safe home for your family, we have multiple options available to enhance your home and meet
your needs and budget.
HEPA SANDING (High Efficiency Particulate Air)
Older homes tend to have multiple layers of paint. Some of it can be scraped off, but lots of it is stuck on and won't come off until the original layer of lead gives up. Leaving "scar" marks after scraping.This can cause issues down the road. Such as moisture getting in under the ridged scar marks. Sanding these scars and softening the edges is not only for aesthetics, it prolongs the life span of the paint job by lessening the amount of moisture that can get behind the old paint, thus making it peel or bubble faster. This options typically add years onto the life span of the paint job. This option is highly customizable since you can pick and choose what area and how much sanding to do depending on your budget. The sanding systems we use are EPA approved.
TYPICAL PAINT JOB
For houses built before 1978, Lead Safe Practices are required. We achieve this using all state and federal (CCB and EPA) approved methods. This would be a basic level painting job. In addition; HEPA sanding, carpentry repairs can be added on so you can customize your project in a variety of ways.
Plastic Ground Cover
Containment of Lead dust and debris
Wet scraping with hand tools
PPE for our employees
Safe entry for homeowner at all times
Daily clean of the entire job site
Visual Inspection
Replace
In the Pacific NW the south side of homes generally get the brunt of our weather. Constant rain and pounding sun. Wood siding and trim can be up to 100 years old, At that age the integrity of the wood itself is compromised. Replacing the siding or trim with new cedar is sometimes a better option, rather than scraping and painting every few years. You can do the best prep in the world but at some point paint just doesn't hold.
This is also highly customizable and you can replace a couple of bad boards or the whole side.
Infra-Red Heat
This is a highly specialized option. Before HEPA sanding came about, this was an option to remove paint.
This is a choice usually specific to a homeowner that would like to keep the original wood and preserve the integrity and historical value of the house.