Removing Lead Paint From Siding

Encapsulation is another way to deal with lead paint.

Removing lead paint from siding.

In some places you have to remove lead paint before re siding. 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 remove painted trim and window sashes and send them out to a professional paint stripper.

Although the tools can be fitted with a vacuum hose the last thing clark wanted in a cheek to jowl neighborhood like winchester was to release any lead contaminated dust. Or if the cost is high replace the old wood with brand new wood whether it s siding trim window sashes or entire windows. 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. Roofing or siding nails.

You can also use heat to remove exterior house paint. Removing paint with heat. 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.