Hi,
A couple of days ago I gave the skirting and door frames in my living room a light sanding in preparation to be re-painted. I didn't wear a mask and it did get somewhat dusty whilst doing it. It was a quick sanding, I didn't try and sand down to the wood, but merely a quick rough over ready for the new paint.
Anyway, since doing this, I have heard that in old homes (which mine is) lead paint will have been used originally to decorate and it is very dangerous if lead dust is breathed in.
Now I am panicking a little as to whether I have ingested lead paint. Am I worrying for nothing? I'm assuming the skirting and door frames will have been painted over at least a couple of times in the last 20yrs with newer paint and I didn't sand really deep. For all I know they have previously been stripped down so no lead paint exists anymore anyway.
I am worried though. Any advice and opinions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
A couple of days ago I gave the skirting and door frames in my living room a light sanding in preparation to be re-painted. I didn't wear a mask and it did get somewhat dusty whilst doing it. It was a quick sanding, I didn't try and sand down to the wood, but merely a quick rough over ready for the new paint.
Anyway, since doing this, I have heard that in old homes (which mine is) lead paint will have been used originally to decorate and it is very dangerous if lead dust is breathed in.
Now I am panicking a little as to whether I have ingested lead paint. Am I worrying for nothing? I'm assuming the skirting and door frames will have been painted over at least a couple of times in the last 20yrs with newer paint and I didn't sand really deep. For all I know they have previously been stripped down so no lead paint exists anymore anyway.
I am worried though. Any advice and opinions would be much appreciated.
Thanks