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New rules regulating lead paint cleanup are about to increase costs on home remodeling projects.

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POSTED: Friday, April 23, 2010 --- 8:30 p.m.

New rules regulating lead paint cleanup are about to increase costs on home remodeling projects. The goal is to keep kids safe but it means more cash from you and a much slower process.

For contractors like Josh Gauwitz with Legacy Exteriors this is a career changer. He says, "We're not going to be able to install jobs as fast or as efficiently." Windows, walls and anything painted now has to be tested for lead paint on all homes built before 1978 because of an environmental protection rule that began Thursday. The goal is to prevent exposure to toxic lead but for all homes that test positive it means strict new rules and costly punishments if they're not followed by contractors.

Gauwitz says, "Lead paint is dangerous, that's why they banned it years ago but the flakes the dust particles things like that can be dangerous, especially to small children. " For starters every single job site must now be cordoned off and there will be plenty of warning so people don't come into the area.

Contractors are also buying a lot of new equipment which is required to follow the rules. Gauwitz says, "All of our installers have to wear a respirator on site. We have to put cautions signs on every entry way. For cleanup we have to use a specialized HEPA vacuum cleaner." All the equipment means contractors are investing more and that means the projects are about to get more expensive for customers. Gauwitz says, "When you're telling somebody that they have to pay more money for their already expensive project, no one wants to hear that right now." This rule applies to contractors not do-it-yourself projects and Gauwitz says a lot of contractors don't even know about the new rules yet so it's important for you as a homeowner to find someone who is following the rules.

If you have questions on the new rule the EPA spells out all of the guidelines on their web site. http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm

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