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Default Remodelling & lead-based paint

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Previous owners said the outside wood siding (underneath the current
vinyl siding) has lead-based paint on it. Had the whole house tested
and sure enough only the outside has lead.

Husband refuses to install two much-needed new bay windows in 2
separate front rooms.

Sounds like time for new husband to me...

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I have an infant whose new fascination is putting everything in her
mouth.

Am I being overly cautious? Should I just let the contractors do their
thing and just clean up stuff myself afterwards? (HEPA filters, TSP
soap, etc.) Is it unreasonable to expect a contractor to do things
properly with regards to lead?

I certainly think so...you're talking about only exterior paint on
siding encapsulated behind other siding and only removing an existing
window to replace it with a new one. I see virtually no problems here
as long as there is even the modicum of care taken to not just try to
see how much material can be scattered around.

You're not scraping old paint or otherwise really doing anything to
disturb the old paint--you're getting rid of it. I'd simply have them
put down some plastic and maybe if you're really concerned hang a drop
cloth around the area for confinement and have at it with a modicum of
care. Unless there is a tremendous amount of paint thickness and it's
just falling off the sills, etc., I can't see much reason to think
there will be any great amount released.

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