So the OP is right to ask and to want to make sure before continuing the work.Įven if no asbestos or lead are in the walls, wearing eye protection and dust masks is important. And if cleanup isn't done right it the particles will still circulate in the air in the home well after the work is done. OP may not die on the spot from breathing asbestos for five minutes or five days, but demolishing walls and ceilings full of the stuff without protection can cause a lot of lung damage to the person(s) doing the work. Getting back to the original topic, "loving their old houses and renovating them properly" includes considerations such as safety precautions and hiring professionals when necessary. Sorry, the topic was asbsestos, not lead, but comments like this indicate misconceptions about home hazards. Kid puts ball in mouth, drops wet ball, wet ball rolls across floor near open lead painted windowsill, dust on floor - created by paint scraping when window was opened - gets onto wet ball, kid picks up ball and puts in mouth, lead is ingested. The reason it's important for children under 6 not to live in a home with lead paint - besides the fact that their developing brains are more sensitive to poisons that those of a fully grown adult - is because they put *everything* in their mouths. Paint flakes into dust, the dust gets on things and then gets ingested. The whole "don't eat paint chips" thing is such a misconception. OP, you are not going to die because you breathe asbestos for five minutes, or even for five days.Īnd lead paint is not a concern unless you make a habit of sucking on painted woodwork or eating paint chips. This kind of screeching gloom and doom is not necessary and only serves to scare people away from loving their old houses and renovating them properly.
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