> some houses still have original lead paint that has been painted on top of
I was under the impression that various governmental safety bodies said that was safe so long as it remained undisturbed?
I was under the impression that various governmental safety bodies said that was safe so long as it remained undisturbed?
It's safe as long as it's on the wall but chipping needs to be addressed and for sanding/demo proper PPE/followup cleaning needs to happen. If you maintain the surface you're fine as far as any existing testing shows, usually you want to just remove any loose chips, clean the surface and paint over it so you don't need to deal with more in depth remediation.
If you have particularly destructive kids/pets/people around you may want to do more.