Old lath & plaster walls toxic?
About to buy a 1907 house with very old wall coverings and the expected shallow cracks. If I have someone carefully fix the cracks and flaking plaster is there any chance that my 22mo son will be in any danger? The wall coverings are another issues entirley; will have a sample sent for testing on…
About to buy a 1907 house with very old wall coverings and the expected shallow cracks. If I have someone carefully fix the cracks and flaking plaster is there any chance that my 22mo son will be in any danger? The wall coverings are another issues entirley; will have a sample sent for testing on if there’s lead or other hazzards. Anyone have information on these things? Thank you!
depending on the age of the home, the paint in it can be very toxic…dont know if its lead paint?? research your home and find out if lead paint was used then…another way to find out is look at the pain…is it alligatoring? meaning does the paint seem to crack and look that of an aligator skin?? That is a common trait of lead paint. It ofter chips near window seals as well and can create a dust on the window ledge. Not SAFE! In my state of Iowa I know there are guildlines for lead paint and its excavation. Check with your dept. of human services and or opperation threshold and they will likely have information packets they can give you and who you can call for help and advice.
Hello again, also the wallcovering, is extremely old, and I know that its flaking as well,it should come off, quite easily with warm water if not, wet it any way and then use DIF, a very good product, make sure that you wear a mask, because of the toxins built in the wallcovering, then you should get an idea of how your walls look entirely. randy
the only way to rid asbestos is to remove walls, even with skim coating, later it will be a problem, because, if skim coating is done with proper materials, it will crack eventually, and there are laws, OSHA, telling you not to coat over asbestos,but to rid of it, because of the problems nyc faced in the past, not to say that your going to eat off the walls or damage the walls, but the complaints are overwhelming,or you can laminate the walls with thin boards, and finish the seams. It determines your budget, most of all, what are you working with, if its a home that your willing to stay permanently, then its worth the quality, but not, then you should know your budget…thats the first thing…
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ASBESTOS has been around since ancient Greek civilization. When I removed plaster from my 1909 brownstone, there were labels from the bags of plaster they used in the wall (not from a patch job, but original). It was called KING ASBESTOS CEMENT. The King Mines of Canada were the biggest suppliers of Asbestos and it was part of the plaster that was put on all of our walls. The only time i think it would be “too early for asbestos” would be in ancient Babylon perhaps.
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I’ll second anon – asbestos is unlikely. Testing won’t really help; odds are overwhelming that some of the paint is lead. Just get a careful painter to skimcoat – and keep all dust contained, cleaning frequently – and you’ll be fine.
I think 1907 is too old for the plaster to have been mixed with asbestos, most likely they used horsehair or hay to increase the tensile strength. Lead paint would be my main worry with a 22 month old. Make sure that the work site is cleaned up at the end of the day and is kept isolated with plastic & doors and that they don’t do any dry sanding.
But if it really is just a few cracks you can have the painters do it. Just stay somewhere else for a few days (mostly because of the paint fumes), and hire someone to clean up before you move [back] in (to remove any lead paint dust).
Most old plaster was also mixed with asbestos for insulating and fire retarding purposes. There is definately lead paint on the wall. If, like you said, you aren’t sparing any expense, I strongly suggest you have the walls skim coated. This will seal everything away and you will have nice new smooth walls and ceilings. figure it would cost about $6-10 a square foot.