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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by ghaff on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @08:32PM (#30609970)
I live in an 1820s farmhouse and had some new windows put in a while back. Basically the installers were “You have lead and we’re going to charge a bit more for the necessary procedures” and everyone was fine with that. It’s a matter if not having a bunch of flaking paint. If that isn’t a reasonable answer, even if there isn’t flaking paint, the answer is basically don’t live in an old place if you can avoid it.
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Re:Lead exposure in last century shrunk IQ scores of half of... by Spooky23 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @12:29PM (#30617382)
That's one of the upsides of country living.

In my city, if I pull a permit for any type of work, it triggers a bunch of nonsense including licensed remediation, etc. Depending on the inspector and the contractor, that could be a big deal.

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