Recent content by nankonir

If it was opened and used only once or if it was never opened, how long can a can of well-sealed paint stored away in a dark, cool environment last?

Not paranoid, just curious. Does anybody know which states use lead paint in their public projects?

I read that some states use lead-paint for street-markings (ex. crosswalks) and to paint public objects like street-lights or benches, but the article didn't mention which do. I live in Illinois. Are road-markings, street lights, street-signs, fences, public benches, public dumpsters, etc...

I mean, for all we know, the house could have been painted with lead-paint bought prior to 1978, or by paint obtained from other sources, like industrial paint or paint from across the border where there are no regulations. Out of these three, the first concerns me the most. I mean, paint can...

I asked him about the chipping paint and told him I'd rather have a newly painted room. I asked whether it was lead paint and he told me that there was no way of knowing weather the paint was lead-paint but said that it was unlikely since he had painted it 8 years ago. I didn't ask him to...

I found this really nice room in a very nice, quiet house to rent and best of all it's in a really quiet, rich part of my old neighborhood (the neighborhood I grew up in and came to love over the years). The room is cheap and I can use the kitchen, living room, etc... as I please. It really...

So I've lived there for almost a year now and I have no noticeable symptoms. My language skills are where they were about a year ago, no better but apparently no worse and my math skills are still okay. I managed to pass the subject GRE with a pretty high score. I had my blood tested at the...

I bet those are super expensive. Do regular department stores carry them? And yeah I'm concerned about my health, who wouldn't be? LOL I don't really believe in any of that New Age crap. I'll just stick with conventional medicine. Chelation therapy has been shown to work and there is very...

So I decided to test some of the paint in my apartment with two test kits and I was quite shocked at the results... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_KqN25Mo_U Practically all of the paint in the apartment that was there before I came is lead paint. The landlord or whoever owned the house...

Like stress for example, heh. I guess you are right, but I'm still going to get my blood tested. I bite my nails frequently and I'm sure I did it at least a dozen times after opening that window without washing my hands first. Does anybody know what I could/should do about my landlord...

Okay, I'm a little worried about this. I moved into this OLD (built in 1961) apartment at the beginning of April. When I signed the papers I asked the landlord if there were any hazards in the building that I should know about, like lead-based paint, asbestos, etc, and he answered with a...

I don't drink tap water. I haven't since 2007 because of what I read about fluoride and chlorine being harmful to the body, and both are abundant in the water here. However, when I was taking a shower recently I noticed something strange. Some of the water accidentally got into my mouth and I...

Hi everybody, I'm here primarily because I want to talk about lead contamination. I'm sure most of you are veterans when it comes to house-related jobs and affairs so I'm sure you can give me some really useful advice, because I'm a total amateur. A noob, if you will. I am not planning on...