1. 1709 E Wayne Street_COA 2025-0213 PACKET

Home Browse Search

8 PREPARING FOR A RENOVATION The work areas should not be accessible to occupants while the work occurs. 5IFSPPNTPSBSFBTXIFSFXPSLJTCFJOHEPOFNBZOFFEUPCFCMPDLFEPòPSTFBMFE with plastic sheeting to contain any dust that is generated. Therefore, the contained area may not be available to you until the work in that room or area is complete, DMFBOFEUIPSPVHIMZ BOEUIFDPOUBJONFOUIBTCFFOSFNPWFE#FDBVTFZPVNBZOPU have access to some areas during the renovation, you should plan accordingly. You may need: t"MUFSOBUJWFCFESPPN CBUISPPN BOELJUDIFOBSSBOHFNFOUTJGXPSLJTPDDVSSJOHJO those areas of your home. t"TBGFQMBDFGPSQFUTCFDBVTFUIFZUPPDBOCFQPJTPOFECZMFBEBOEDBOUSBDLMFBE dust into other areas of the home. t"TFQBSBUFQBUIXBZGPSUIFDPOUSBDUPSGSPNUIFXPSLBSFBUPUIFPVUTJEFJOPSEFSUP bring materials in and out of the home. Ideally, it should not be through the same entrance that your family uses. t"QMBDFUPTUPSFZPVSGVSOJUVSF"MMGVSOJUVSFBOECFMPOHJOHTNBZIBWFUPCFNPWFE from the work area while the work is being done. Items that can’t be moved, such as cabinets, should be wrapped in plastic. t5PUVSOPòGPSDFEBJSIFBUJOHBOEBJSDPOEJUJPOJOHTZTUFNTXIJMFUIFXPSLJTCFJOH done. This prevents dust from spreading through vents from the work area to the SFTUPGZPVSIPNF$POTJEFSIPXUIJTNBZBòFDUZPVSMJWJOHBSSBOHFNFOUT You may even want to move out of your home temporarily while all or part of the work is being done. Child care facilities and schools may want to consider alternative accommodations for children and access to necessary facilities. 9 DURING THE WORK Federal law requires contractors that are hired to perform renovation, repair and painting projects in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 that disturb painted surfaces to be certified and follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. The work practices the contractor must follow include these three simple procedures, described below: 1. Contain the work area. The area must be contained so that dust and debris do not escape GSPNUIBUBSFB8BSOJOHTJHOTNVTUCFQVUVQBOEQMBTUJDPSPUIFSJNQFSNFBCMFNBUFSJBM and tape must be used as appropriate to: t$PWFSUIFøPPSTBOEBOZGVSOJUVSFUIBUDBOOPUCFNPWFE t4FBMPòEPPSTBOEIFBUJOHBOEDPPMJOHTZTUFNWFOUT t'PSFYUFSJPSSFOPWBUJPOT DPWFSUIFHSPVOEBOE JOTPNFJOTUBODFT FSFDUWFSUJDBM containment or equivalent extra precautions in containing the work area. These work practices will help prevent dust or debris from getting outside the work area. 2. Avoid renovation methods that generate large amounts of lead-contaminated dust. Some methods generate so much lead-contaminated dust that their use is prohibited. They are: t0QFOøBNFCVSOJOHPSUPSDIJOH t4BOEJOH HSJOEJOH QMBOJOH OFFEMFHVOOJOH or blasting with power tools and equipment OPUFRVJQQFEXJUIBTISPVEBOE)&1" vacuum attachment. t6TJOHBIFBUHVOBUUFNQFSBUVSFTHSFBUFS than 1100°F. There is no way to eliminate dust, but some renovation methods make less dust than others. $POUSBDUPSTNBZDIPPTFUPVTFWBSJPVTNFUIPETUPNJOJNJ[FEVTUHFOFSBUJPO JODMVEJOH using water to mist areas before sanding or scraping; scoring paint before separating components; and prying and pulling apart components instead of breaking them. 3. Clean up thoroughly. The work area should be cleaned up daily to keep it as clean as QPTTJCMF8IFOBMMUIFXPSLJTEPOF UIFBSFBNVTUCFDMFBOFEVQVTJOHTQFDJBMDMFBOJOH methods before taking down any plastic that isolates the work area from the rest of the home. The special cleaning methods should include: t6TJOHB)&1"WBDVVNUPDMFBOVQEVTUBOEEFCSJTPOBMMTVSGBDFT GPMMPXFECZ t8FUXJQJOHBOEXFUNPQQJOHXJUIQMFOUZPGSJOTFXBUFS 8IFOUIFöOBMDMFBOJOHJTEPOF MPPLBSPVOE5IFSFTIPVMECFOPEVTU QBJOUDIJQT PSEFCSJT in the work area. If you see any dust, paint chips, or debris, the area must be re-cleaned.