[MassHistPres] Restoring windows and lead paint issues
jade
jade at crocker.com
Wed Dec 30 10:29:55 EST 2009
good idea!
we stamp both sides of each sash with its opening number as part of our restoration process...the sides of a double hung sash should be left unpainted...some clients request that we etch in their name and the date in a corner glass panes that are replacements....we do this using a diamond tipped 'pencil'....
the new certification requires paperwork reflecting the work process where lead paint is disturbed or removed...that paperwork must be maintained for something like 7 years...
jade mortimer
----- Original Message -----
From: Barbara Wales
To: mdstarkey at crocker.com
Cc: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Restoring windows and lead paint issues
Wouldn't it be great if the state could come up with a small etched "stamp of approval" that could be chemically applied to the corner of a glass window pane when the sash was stripped of lead? Alternatively, it could be 'burned into' the bottom/top edge of the sash where it would not get painted over.
It could be applied by the professional perfoming the paint removal process.
** Please excuse spelling errors, while I adjust to a new, larger keyboard! :- }
Barbara Wales, GRI, ABR
C21 Commonwealth
29 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
BarbaraWales at realtor.com
Barbara.Wales at commonmoves.com
617-762-4073 (accessline)
Dec 29, 2009 11:42:09 AM, mdstarkey at crocker.com wrote:
Is wood window sash an acceptable compromise to reduce the use of synthetic
materials, promote beneficial industries and forest management? (you can
always tell these folks from western Mass.)
Marcia Starkey
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From: "Dennis De Witt"
To: "MHC MHC listserve"
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Restoring windows and lead paint issues
> Jeff's comments are consistent with a couple of affordable housing
> projects I have seen. I would also note that, if there are good tight
> storms in place, the space can be occupied, even in the winter, with the
> sash temporarily out.
>
> Dennis De Witt
>
>
> On Dec 28, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Jeff Levine wrote:
>
>> As someone who has gone through the lead abatement process in more than
>> one house, here is what I have heard from lead inspectors (not the
>> contractors, but the ones that do the initial and final inspections.)
>>
>> If the window or door is shown to be bare of wood when the process is
>> complete, they will pass the item as abated, whether or not there is
>> remaining lead in the wood from a chemical process. They should make a
>> note in the final inspection report that the item was stripped to bare
>> wood so a future inspector would understand that new paint does not
>> invalidate that abatement. It is not complicated nor is it discriminatory
>> against retaining old windows or doors.
>>
>> These were both reputable inspectors who seemed to know the law and
>> practice backward and forward. Unfortunately, the practice changes
>> constantly so there is no guarantee that notes on the inspection report
>> will count in the future as "abated", but you have to hope that future
>> inspectors would be reasonable. I have found that inspectors tend to
>> trust
>> reports from past inspectors, so I personally am not worried about it.
>>
>> The more complicated part of removing old windows to abate is that it
>> usually takes longer than just popping in a new window, so it may
>> complicate getting back into the unit. If its vacant for a month or two
>> that may not matter, but often units are already occupied and therefore
>> every day out of the unit is another day in a hotel, with friends, etc.
>> With small kids that can be a big hassle, and therefore often owners
>> choose to replace rather than strip. In the long run, stripping is often
>> the better choice if residents are willing to deal with the extra
>> inconvenience.
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Jeff Levine, AICP
>> Director
>> Department of Planning and Community Development
>> Town of Brookline
>> 333 Washington Street Third Floor
>> Brookline, MA
>>
>> 617-730-2130 (v)
>> 617-730-2442 (f)
>>
>> Email: jlevine at brooklinema.gov
>> www: http://www.brooklinema.gov/Planning/
>>
>> Please remember the Secretary of State considers email a public record.
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