Timeline for I've released a lot of lead-paint dust in our house. What to do?
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| Jan 26, 2022 at 17:54 | answer | added | Paul | timeline score: 0 | |
| Nov 3, 2021 at 22:24 | answer | added | Learning | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 25, 2021 at 19:29 | comment | added | M - | @BillyC. I strategically chose this title. I didn't want to say it was the contractor in the title because all the answers would've been about placing blame and retaliating against them. I wanted advice on how I could clean it up, so I just said I did it. | |
| Jun 25, 2021 at 14:13 | comment | added | JimmyJames | @DMoore Just want to pedantically point out that asbestos is "not some mutant thing that society has made up" either. It's a mineral and a lot of it is relatively harmless. | |
| Jun 25, 2021 at 14:09 | comment | added | JimmyJames | @crip659 Lead in pipes is a concern but really mainly when the water is not treated properly. The additives in the water cause form a protective layer inside the pipes. The problem in Flint and other places was a terrible decision to stop treating the water properly and source water that corroded the protective layer that existed. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 20:34 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | @DMoore, The EPA recognizes that what is only airborne when disturbed? The particles created by sanding lead paint? I can buy that. But that's because of the process that was used to create them. It's got nothing to do with "lead = very heavy." I know this has no bearing on the question that the OP asked, but I'd bet that there are ways to create lead-bearing smoke that will hang in the air for hours. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 20:27 | comment | added | DMoore | @SolomonSlow - no not really. Yea I am sure it could take a few seconds for a small enough particle. But even the EPA recognizes that it is only airborne when disturbed. This is not asbestos. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 19:30 | answer | added | Criggie | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 18:22 | comment | added | Solomon Slow | @DMoore, We aren't talking about a bag of lead shot here. We are talking about lead carbonate which, in theory, can be ground into extremely fine particles. Any solid particle, if it's small enough, can float in the air for extended periods of time. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 8:33 | answer | added | mdfst13 | timeline score: 11 | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 2:21 | answer | added | Jimmio92 | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 2:20 | comment | added | Billy left SE for Codidact | I'd also suggest a change to this Question's title. You, didn't release that dust. It's been released. Or some Pro contractor released it. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 1:58 | comment | added | Billy left SE for Codidact | You might genuinely have a case to get a room at the Extended Stay for 3 months, or a Verbo or other accommodations and bill them for it. They really, really stepped in it. This will likely ruin their company. They should not have accepted the job without a lead waiver or without properly billing to pay for remediation processes. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 1:55 | comment | added | M - | @BillyC. I contacted a few lead abatement companies, and they’re fully booked for the next 3 months. And after seeing them “clean up” after themselves, their methodology was so haphazard that I don’t want them anywhere inside my house again. I don’t want to get litigious, I’m just going to send them an email reminding them of our state’s laws and letting them know the amount of trouble they put me through so they don’t mess up like this with their next client. Maybe I’ll send them a bill along with it, see what happens. | |
| Jun 24, 2021 at 1:49 | comment | added | Billy left SE for Codidact | Your contractor should be performing this remediation work, or paying for it. They created a hazard in your home and they are responsible. Hopefully they have insurance to cover the loss. If not, they're still liable. If they refuse, contact your county's District Attorney's office. no joke. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 22:08 | comment | added | DMoore | Just remember that you are dealing with L_E_A_D not some mutant thing that society has made up. Yes it is bad to get in lungs or digest it... but unlike a lot of the other harmful substances that can cause issues in your home lead = very heavy. Meaning it won't/can't stay airborne. So the risk is you kicking up the lead while cleaning, leaving some after, or someone getting on the ground and licking it up. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 21:45 | comment | added | Dan Is Fiddling By Firelight | @Marquizzo they have a HEPA filter inside, that doesn't mean the vacuum itself meets the HEPA standard. The companies guilty of doing so absolutely should be larted senseless for deceptive advertising. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 21:44 | comment | added | 0xFEE1DEAD | Not an endorsement but here's an example: "Four layers of filtering including HEPA cartridge filter, dacron pre-filter, fine dust collection bag, and exhaust / HEPA certified filtration" homedepot.com/p/… | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 20:41 | comment | added | M - | @0xFEE1DEAD Oh for crying out loud... so the vacuum manufacturer can say "HEPA Filter" but still not meet its specifications? JFC. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 20:33 | comment | added | 0xFEE1DEAD | Research carefully which vacuum to buy. A lot of vacuums are marketed as "HEPA" but only few meet the actual requirements for lead dust. Actual HEPA vacuums have multiple filters and are "designed so that all the air drawn into the machine is expelled through the HEPA filter with none of the air leaking past it." epa.gov/lead/… | |
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| Jun 23, 2021 at 16:02 | comment | added | 0xFEE1DEAD | It would help to know which country/state you're in: epa.gov/lead/… | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 15:58 | answer | added | 0xFEE1DEAD | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 11:20 | comment | added | SiHa | In addition to the answers below - if all they've done is scrape, (not sand), then the vast majority of the debris will be flakes, and not dust, so should be relatively simple to clean up (and can't be breathed in). | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 10:29 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | Take a deep breath, and then — oh, okay maybe skip the deep breath. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/1407624497985994754 | ||
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| Jun 23, 2021 at 2:26 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 19 | |
| Jun 22, 2021 at 20:39 | answer | added | Fredric Shope | timeline score: 26 | |
| Jun 22, 2021 at 20:37 | comment | added | crip659 | Using a vacuum is probably enough. With most nasty stuff, you are concerned about the total amount over a period of time. Lead water pipes are usually worst than lead paint, because of the long time to ingest the lead. | |
| Jun 22, 2021 at 20:22 | history | asked | M - | CC BY-SA 4.0 |