Removing Lead Paint From Siding

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Removing lead paint from siding.

In some places you have to remove lead paint before re siding. This process involves covering the lead paint with a specially formulated liquid compound such as dumond lead stop which can be painted over with acrylic or latex paint. A heat gun or an infrared paint remover will heat up the paint so it peels effortlessly away from the wood. You can remove painted trim and window sashes and send them out to a professional paint stripper.

If you re just worried about looks the simplest and least expensive solution is to fasten 1 4 furring strips vertically over the existing siding and into the studs and attach the new siding to those with 1 1 4 in. This is a great technique if you want to avoid sanding after scraping paint or you don t want to use chemicals. That gets the lead out of the house. You can also use heat to remove exterior house paint.

Or if the cost is high replace the old wood with brand new wood whether it s siding trim window sashes or entire windows. Grinder paint removal for instance grinding using power sanding disks or clapboard sanders is very efficient on siding that s in good shape but it generates lead laden dust. Encapsulation is another way to deal with lead paint.