Recommendations for painters with lead safety practices
Seeking community input: our lovely Berkeley bungalow is 100 years old and the interior trim is all painted. Some areas are showing wear, and there are some spots where the paint is rubbing off, such as between door and door frames. It’s not a huge surface area but I’m assuming there’s lead paint in the under layers so I’m looking for an interior painter/painting company who will do it right and follow the mitigation safety guidelines (we have a baby and want to take care of it and then deep clean asap). We got an estimate from MB Jessee and I’m wondering if anyone can recommend others for comparison. Also interested in any feedback on MB Jessee, their description of the approach seems thorough and safe, but the estimate came in twice as high as the ballpark figure they shared at the walk-through and it’s not itemized so I’m not feeling as confident.
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Hello everyone, I recently recommend my painter Ismael, he painted the interior of my old Victorian house. I did not mention in my previous review, but in the house, there is a bedroom that still has its originals wood molding, Ismael explained to me, that every house builds before 1978, should be assuming that it contains lead-based paint, and take the appropriate precautions. He approaches the area in particular manner, he worked item by item. First, he completely enclosure the area to be work on using a thick plastic and tape, then he scrapes the loose paint, making sure no paint chips will ends up on the covered floor, then he wet-sand using an atomizer and hand-sand, after that he applied two coats of primer (HE SAID TO ENCAPSULATE THE OLD PAINT) and two coats of paint, at the end he vacuums the area using a heap-vac, washed the floor with soap and water. I highly recommend him, honest, reliable and fare-prices. you can reach him at (510) 253-5945 or (510) 860-5922.
We have used Stahlschmidt Painting and restoration several times for both interior an exterior painting on our 1912 house, and chose them in part due to their lead safety. They are highly skilled and qualified to deal with lead paint. Owner Hans is also communicative, listens, and has a great eye for color. The crew has been pretty consistent over the years, too, so I feel like they are probably treated well They appear to wear appropriate safety equipment (unlike some I've seen around)
From their website: "We are one of the few outfits that have the training and expertise to legally handle the work on older pre-70s buildings that have underlying layers of lead paint on their interior and exterior surfaces...."
https://www.stahlschmidt-painting.com/