Why should you hire a contractor certified Lead?

If you live in a house built before 1978 and the need to renovate, you will need to hire a contractor who was certified to operate with lead-based Paint. Many Americans are still in the dark regarding the new law lead based paint.

The rule generally applies to the renovation of homes built before 1978 and any public or commercial built before 1978 where children are present on a regular basis, like a daycare or school. Exemptions include minor repairs or maintenance on an area not exceeding 6 square feet of painted interior (20 square feet for exterior), the renovation by the owner of their own home or a certificate attesting that the area Working free of lead-based paint (as determined using a test kit recognized EPA). Some units may also be exempt if it is shown that no children under 6 or pregnant woman resides or he visits regularly.

Just in recent months we have conducted in several paint companies without a work permit on homes that had lead paint. They were taken by the Council of Oregon construction contractor and received a fine, and now probably out of business.

We asked an employee of CCB or a few months ago, following a complaint from a neighbor has been filed. We did everything we suppose to do, but we left a small amount of debris that was on our covers. He was very minimal, so it gave us a warning.

He mentioned that there were two other contractors on the road from where we worked, were done using a torch flame to remove lead-based paint a house. It's a huge fine. Torching open flame is prohibited!

One of the major problems with a HEPA vacuum is the speed at which clog filters. Since HEPA filters capture 99.7% of dust at.3 micron filters have a difficult job to do. Lower quality HEPA vacuums clog often. This creates a workplace hazard, exposing the site, owners, pets, and employees more lead dust contamination, because the filters must be changed. Change filters on the job site forces the contractor to open the vacuum, press filters, causing lead dust to enter the area. In addition, running a vacuum cleaner with clogged filters significantly reduces the capacity to clean and vacuum filtration. Smart entrepreneurs avoid this problem by using special systems HEPA Non-Clog, Vacuum Sucker, such as lead use this technology. These vacuums have the technology for self cleaning filter that removes starts filter change. Consumers must now ask for reasons of security of their business.


They would be fined $ 37,000 per day until every bit of debris have been cleaned from the house and two neighboring houses.

For all homeowners in the Portland Metro area, please make sure that you agree never to paint your house is properly licensed. Check with the Oregon CCB to ensure that they have been certified to work with lead paint.


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