Lead based paint was used in many older houses and can cause a number of health problems. An inexpensive, do-it-yourself test can be preformed to find out if your house is contaminated.

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Water is not the only area of your home where you have to be concerned about lead; especially if you're living in a home that was built before 1978. The paint on the outside and inside of your home could contain the lead. Now, over the years, it's probably been painted over, but if you're doing a little renovation where you might be sanding and scraping or removing sections of tram or baseboards that lead dust could become airborne. So, it's a good idea to have it tested before you start any renovation in your home. Now, you can hire a professional or you can do it yourself with the lead test kit. You may need to scratch or scrape the surface to get down to the paint layers below before you swab the surface the with the test solution. In this case, the swab changes to black, yellow, or brown if lead is present. Well, it looks like we have some lead paint to deal with on this renovation. But we're going to be following some very specific guidelines from the EPA on exactly how to take care of this paint and keep it nice and safe.