Possible lead paint!
Mike Brough
6 years ago
Hi all. We live in a 1920s house. We are in the process of renovating our hallway and I've been stripping the old wallpaper off (using steam stripper) and found a horrible red paint underneath. I have a couple of questions:
1) is this lead paint and is it harmful? My wife is pregnant - do I need to kick her out?!
2) we are planning to plaster the hallway. Does the paint need removing first or could it be plastered over?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
1) is this lead paint and is it harmful? My wife is pregnant - do I need to kick her out?!
2) we are planning to plaster the hallway. Does the paint need removing first or could it be plastered over?
Any advice would be appreciated
Thanks
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