Comments on: Hunting out Lead in the Home http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2007/11/21/hunting-out-lead-in-the-home/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David V. http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2007/11/21/hunting-out-lead-in-the-home/comment-page-1/#comment-6879 David V. Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:38:29 +0000 http://parentsplace.lohudblogs.com/2007/11/21/hunting-out-lead-in-the-home/#comment-6879 I must confess, I've never considered lead paint a big problem as long as there's no peeling paint in the house. I am pretty sure my house has lead paint in it. It was built in 1940 during the period when lead paint was extensively used. I'm sure none of it is exposed, so I don't intend to do anything about it. Dealing with it would be a nightmare. When I bought my house, I signed some sort of lead paint waiver. In theory, I had a right to require that the house be checked for lead paint, and the paint removed by the old owner. In reality, had I tried to exercise that right, she'd have sold the house to somebody else. I wonder what the next big scare will be, after lead and asbestos. Probably something very common that we think nothing of using today. I must confess, I’ve never considered lead paint a big problem as long as there’s no peeling paint in the house.

I am pretty sure my house has lead paint in it. It was built in 1940 during the period when lead paint was extensively used. I’m sure none of it is exposed, so I don’t intend to do anything about it. Dealing with it would be a nightmare.

When I bought my house, I signed some sort of lead paint waiver. In theory, I had a right to require that the house be checked for lead paint, and the paint removed by the old owner. In reality, had I tried to exercise that right, she’d have sold the house to somebody else.

I wonder what the next big scare will be, after lead and asbestos. Probably something very common that we think nothing of using today.

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