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bee_ryan t1_je9slat wrote

Have you had it tested by a professional? Do it and you may be surprised. The dangers of lead paint were well known by 1950, and although not outlawed until 1978, many people stopped using it.

Source - my company installs 3K windows per year, and we test every house built pre-1978 per EPA regulations. I am very surprised at the amount of homes built before even 1950 that come back negative. You have a 97% chance of being lead paint negative if built after 1970, and odds still heavily in your favor if built in the 60s. It’s a coin flip in the 50s, odds not in your favor in the 40s, and pre-1940, forgetaboutit - it has lead.

I can’t say what a professional charges in your area, but the company we use charges $325 to test all windows and $400 to do the entire house.

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AirboatCaptain t1_jebgur2 wrote

Agreed on testing this to potentially save some time/labor and fully understand the risks.

His paint is definitely in a state of disrepair and needs repainting. But I don’t see any of the alligator skin peeling that is typical of those white heavily leaded paints.

Cries in 1910 home with tons of deferred maintenance

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ImmortanSteve t1_jecc95n wrote

Lead paint test swabs are cheap and very easy to use - even for a novice. Buy them at any home improvement store.

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