Video: Addressing Lead Paint Concerns

SANTA CLARA — Host, Sarah Rutan: If you discover that your home contains lead paint, you’ll need to take the appropriate steps to address it safely and effectively. Today we’re in Santa Clara with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Ilan Sigura of Sigura Pro Painting to learn more. Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Ilan Sigura: Ilan Sigura, CEO of Sigura Pro Painting. I would like to talk today about lead paint. Many of our customers are asking us, “When should I be concerned with lead paint?” In general, rule of thumb, any building that was painted before 1978, people should really check the paint for lead and see if there’s any lead in the pain. In case and you have lead in your paint, there are many different remedies for it. Number one is encapsulation. Encapsulation means that you can have a certified contractor who is certified to deal with lead to have a special layer of paint on top of the existing one in order to encapsulate the lead so it’s not exposed anymore to the surface. And then your painter can come and paint on top of it. The other possibility is to get a company that do remediation that will shred the lead with a controlled environment. So, before you paint your home and if your house is before 1978, I would encourage you to inspect for lead. Host, Sarah Rutan: To learn more from local top rated companies, visit our Diamond Certified Expert Reports at experts.diamondcertified.org.