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Lead Paint Inspection - Why Do It Now?

A lead paint inspection helps identify all the locations in your home for potential lead paint health hazards. This information can be especially good for the homeowner who is going to renovate their home. Knowledge is power especially with lead based paint.

You will know exactly where to set up containments to protect your family from lead paint dust. The important thing to remember, the average contractor, handyman or DIY is not really properly trained to handle the disturbance of lead based paint. They do not have the right equipment to do the job right. Even thought the new RRP Program was set up to help prevent lead paint poisoning, it is not enough to properly do the job right. Only a EPA Certified Lead Paint Remediator has the right equipment to do this job right. They are trained and certified.

Lead Paint - Where Can It Be Found In Your Home?

Good Places To Check For Possible Lead Based Paint!

1. Interior
2. Ceilings
3. Crown molding
4. Walls
5. Doors and trim
6. Floors
7. Fireplaces
8. Radiators
9. Shelves
10.Stair treads
11.Windows and trim
12.Built-in cabinets
13.Beams
14.Bathroom Vanities
15.Counter tops
16.Air conditioners
This is only a few possibilities where it could be located. Have a licensed EPA Lead Paint Inspector check it out is you best choice.

Lead Paint - Why Is It So Dangerous?

Lead gets into the body when it is swallowed or inhaled. People,especially children, tend to swallow lead dust as they eat, play, and do other normal hand-to-mouth activities. Many individuals may also breathe in lead dust or fumes if they disturb lead-based paint. If you sand, scrape, burn, brush, blast or otherwise disturb lead-based paint risk unsafe exposure to lead.

Lead Paint is especially dangerous to children under 6 years of age. Lead can affect children’s brains and developing nervous systems, causing:

• Reduced IQ and learning disabilities.
• Behavioral problems. Even children who appear healthy can have dangerous levels of lead in their bodies. Lead is also harmful to adults. In adults, low levels of
lead can pose many dangers, including:
• High blood pressure and hypertension is another result.
• Pregnant women exposed to lead can transfer lead to their unborn baby.

Allergy Symptoms

If allergies had a top ten list of their favorite
symptoms what would be on it? Would they prefer life
threatening or just really annoying?

The most common symptoms, that may or may not be on
their favorites list:

Breathing problems.

This one should be fun for an allergy. It really gets
the persons attention. Nothing like the lack of oxygen
to center a person’s attention on the allergy.

Burning, watery or itchy eyes.

This symptom falls into the really annoying category.
It could cause additional problems if you can’t see
where you’re going.

Red, swollen eyes, also called Conjunctivitis.

Certainly annoying, but most people can deal with this
one.

Coughing.

This one gets old real quick. And a constant cough
quickly becomes painful.

Diarrhea.

This one might start out in the annoying category, but
left unchecked could switch to the life threatening
section very quickly.

Headache.

Depending on the severity of the headache, this one
might be tolerable.

Hives.

This symptom is not only annoying and uncomfortable
(possibly painful) it draws the attention of strangers
on the street.

Itchy nose, mouth, throat or skin.

Another in the category of really annoying. An itch
that can’t be soothed is one of the most annoying
things there is.

Runny nose.

Yeah, this one could cause problems with other people.
No one likes to hear someone constantly sniffing or
blowing their nose. Makes people wonder what germs
you’re spreading around.

Skin rashes.

Possibly ugly to look at, but tolerable

Does Food Make You Sick?

Do you often suffer from strange symptoms after eating
certain types of foods? Do you get itchy, break out in
hives, swell up or actually vomit? You could be
suffering from a common food allergy.

It’s estimated that over 12 million Americans suffer
from food allergies. Most allergic reactions are mild,
but around 30,000 visits to the emergency room are
reported each year because of the reactions. As many
as 200 deaths each year are attributed to food
allergies.

Studies report up to 8 percent of children have an
allergy to some type of food. The numbers are slightly
smaller for adults, only around 4 percent.

Many children will outgrow their food allergies. But
some will carry these allergies into adulthood and
suffer from them their entire lives.

Eating prepackaged foods, out in restaurants or even
friends homes can cause problems. It’s often hard to
tell what’s added to the foods we eat.

You hate to ask the cook "what’s in this?", but
sometimes you just have to. Especially when asking can
mean the difference between an enjoyable meal and a
trip to the emergency room.

With the increased cases of peanut allergies, most
packaged foods have started including on the label the
use of peanut oils and even if the processing of nuts
is handled in the same factory.

There’s no cure for food allergies. So the only thing
you can do is avoid the foods that cause the reactions
you can’t deal with.

Allergic To Certain Foods ?

Food allergies are the most common and prevalent type
of allergy. Up to 12 million Americans suffer from
some type of food allergy.

The most common culprits are eggs, fish and shellfish,
peanuts and other tree nuts.

Children are most commonly allergic to the same foods
but with the addition to milk and other dairy
products.

Corn and corn products also commonly cause allergic
reactions in children.

Most allergic symptoms are often only bothersome, but
they can be life threatening.

The most common symptoms are itching of the mouth,
eyes and skin, hives, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea,
often but not always accompanied by stomach cramps and
wheezing, shortness of breath or trouble swallowing.

The more severe symptoms can include swelling. The
swelling tends to focus on the face area causing
swelling of the eyelids, lips, ears and tongue.

Mood swings and depression is another symptom.

The most severe symptoms can result in death. Around
200 deaths each year are reported from both the
initial allergic reaction and secondary complications.

There is currently no cure for food allergies. While
allergy shots have been developed to help with many
different types of allergies, none have been
successfully made for food allergies.

The people with the allergies usually avoid those
foods that cause the allergic reaction. Epinephrine
can relieve the symptoms, and is often carried by
people diagnosed with food allergies to be used in an
emergency.

Some scientists believe genetic engineering may create
vaccines, but that’s still years away.