You can buy lead testing strips to check the paint.
I don't think it should be painted, isn't that the point of it being lead.
unless it is lead painted yes. just be careful and chew well.
With or with our Lead? We are now paying $1,600 per dumpster to dump lead painted wood!
Lead abatement refers to the treatment and/or removal of building materials containing ingestible lead which were commonly used until the mid-1970s when they were banned in the United States. Most commonly these include lead water pipes and lead-based paint. Typically, lead water pipes are replaced and lead-based paint is sealed and painted over.
I painted for 13 years and can tell you the hazards of painting your house are mostly depending on the age and how long it has been since painted last. You have the dangers of lead if has not been painted since 70s, the only other possible dangers I can warn you of is falling off ladders or getting dirty with paint.
The main sources of lead poisoning remain the same: lead paint in homes prior to 1978a , and lead pipes in older homes. Lead paint can be painted over (watch the sanding) and water can be tested for lead concentrations, in which case plumbing can be replaced or a whole-house water filter installed (reverse osmosis would be best).
carefully painted, quickly painted, slowly painted.
Yes he had severe lead poisoning because his family moved several times in and around Fairmount, In. His mother painted the walls of the apartments everytime they moved and the paint contained lead.
It would be unusual to get lead poisoning from touching a door knob. In theory, if the door knob had been painted with a paint that contains lead, and if the paint was now flaking off and gets onto your hand, and if you fail to wash your hands before eating, and you get flakes of lead based paint into your food and eat it, then yes, you could get lead poisoning.
carefully painted, quickly painted, slowly painted.
It was painted in 1907 and he painted it for mother's day