Tag: Lead Paint
Dear Mr. Marcello
1025 Bienville St Suite 5 New Orleans LA 70112 Dear Mr. Marcello, My wife and I recently purchased a house nearby, and we have been very happy to see the renovation activity at 4337-4339 Banks Street. In fact, I supported the zoning change you recently sought for that property, though some of my neighbors did […]
Read More → Dear Mr. MarcelloMore Hazards
I was feeling pretty good yesterday as my remediation work went according to plan. Here’s four photos that show the transition from flaking lead-based paint, through surface prep, priming, and a first coat of paint. Still needs a second coat. I’m pretty sure I did this safely, with no contamination — no lead dust in […]
Read More → More HazardsA Little Remediation
Problem: When ACORN did lead-paint remediation on our house, they missed one small area around our front door. The lead-based paint that remains there is a little bit flaky and very dry, so that lead paint dust on the threshold has become a problem. Solution: I’ve been reading up on remediation techniques, and I think […]
Read More → A Little RemediationScope of Services
ACORN just finished up the job at our house around noon today. It’s been three weeks since they started — instead of four days, which in retrospect seems like a silly estimate. The work was done by a mix of volunteers and employees. We had Unitarians from Ohio, evangelical teenagers from all over, and a […]
Read More → Scope of ServicesScraped & Primed
I bought 20 gallons of primer and packed the wife and daughter off to Indiana, but somehow the prospect was still so unreal to me. I felt certain something was going to go wrong. Work was supposed to start on Tuesday, but I didn’t hear from them. My contact person didn’t return my call. But […]
Read More → Scraped & PrimedLead
Maybe one reason New Orleans seems to have so many problems is chemical. Specifically I’m thinking about lead. There’s a lot of lead in this old city, and it gets in your system and slows down your development. It’s been linked to poor performance in school and higher rates of crime. Naturally with an infant […]
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So you thought Story #28 was the final chapter in our renovation saga? Not quite. Check today’s Times-Picayune for installment #29, the final final chapter. Check the online version for cute pix by Kathy Anderson.
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