Hey there,
I recently purchased a house. It was built in 1920 and much is still origional. To begin with I very enchanted with origional hardware, clawfoot tub, woodwork. Now, I find out there are many lead hazards. The clawfoot tub is most likely coated in lead paint and poses a leaching hazard, as do brass faucets. The bathtub I read poses a very serious threat from leaching into bath water and possibly sipped by a little one, as does all the chipping lead paint in the house.
I may seem very naive when I say I did not know this house was a danger for my young one when we bought it, but it's true. I didn't know about the possible contaminants in the tub and facets, and the paint looked fine to me when we first saw it. They had just put a new coat over chipping areas. It's chipping all over now.
Also, I think I was so excited about actually being able to buy house through FHA, that I may have had my head in the clouds. I think FHA is supposed to do an inspection for hazards, but I don't know how good it is. I have ordered a lead test kit, but with paint flakes the width of a nickel(from so many layers), you can bet it's got all the old lead paint still under the new.
Has anyone had to rennovate an old house like this? Can anyone give me some advice on dealing with lead paint? I am really worried for my daughter. We are low income and money is tight, too.
Any suggestions?
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