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A word of caution ...lead paint

joey&boo

joey&boo

Wise Old Thumper
I wasn't sure whether to post this in chat, health or housing.

Any Uk house built in the 60's or before that has any of its original paintwork (no doubt covered by multiple layers of newer gloss) will most likely contain lead paint, which is hugely toxic, especially to animals & children under 6. I know from FHB's work she has encountered lead poisioning in rabbits

So just a warning to be careful if you're house bunnies are chewers. Chipped paint is obviously more risky.
 
joey&boo said:
I wasn't sure whether to post this in chat, health or housing.

Any Uk house built in the 60's or before that has any of its original paintwork (no doubt covered by multiple layers of newer gloss) will most likely contain lead paint, which is hugely toxic, especially to animals & children under 6. I know from FHB's work she has encountered lead poisioning in rabbits

So just a warning to be careful if you're house bunnies are chewers. Chipped paint is obviously more risky.
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Thanks for flagging this up xx
 
Thanks for flagging it up. Thankfully we replaced or stripped all our skirting boards before we had rabbits/kids!
 
Zoobec said:
Thanks for flagging it up. Thankfully we replaced or stripped all our skirting boards before we had rabbits/kids!
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I'm really glad we ripped all our skirtings out when we moved in. Some architrave & casings have to stay though. Its a right pain to remove lead paint, I've now chiselled my way down to the green lead primer. The rabbits are in a sealed room & I'm being really dilligent about collecting mess & hoovering every few mins but it still has me nervous
 
joey&boo said:
:) I'm pleased you agree its worth a mention. I'm now giving myself nightmares about the amount of paint stripping & skirting board chewing Ralph & angel did in my last (Victorian) house:shock:
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Blimey, it's definitely worth posting about as I had no idea that lead was used in paint up until the 1960s. My house is a late 1970s build but apparently there could be asbestos in the ceilings :shock:
 
joey&boo said:
I wasn't sure whether to post this in chat, health or housing.

Any Uk house built in the 60's or before that has any of its original paintwork (no doubt covered by multiple layers of newer gloss) will most likely contain lead paint, which is hugely toxic, especially to animals & children under 6. I know from FHB's work she has encountered lead poisioning in rabbits

So just a warning to be careful if you're house bunnies are chewers. Chipped paint is obviously more risky.
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Thanks for this ... Really important to remember :)
 
My uncle painted their airing cupboard with lead paint in the 1980s :roll: Worth remembering that homeowners who're thrifty/tight may have used lead paint much later than the 1960s :S
 
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