If you are not federally certified to work with lead based paint you cannot touch ANY project larger than 6 sq ft indoors or 20 sq ft outside PERIOD! No home owner can work on it if it disturbs any more than the above dimensions! Rule goes into effect on April 22, 2010. The ONLY exception is if you spend several hundred $$$$$$$$$$$$ to get your home certified lead free by a certified contractor. With 28 days to go there are only 10 various certified contractors within 100 miles of my zip code. $300 for the application, which takes 6 weeks for the efficient gov to rubber stamp the application, $100 for the 8-hour class, plus travel and food expenses, plus about $1,000 minimum for the required equipment. A simple, cost-effective, timely option for home owners :( Nobrains and his henchmen are on the loose to help destroy the US.
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14 years ago