Do you know lead in paint can be a serious risk to your health?
Lead is recognised as a highly toxic metal, but prior to the early 1960s, white lead (lead carbonate/lead sulphate) was the principal white pigment in primers and topcoats and was used extensively inside and outside homes and other buildings. Lead-based paints were widely applied to doors, architraves, window frames and sills, stairs and bannisters, skirting boards, weather boards, door frames and barge boards.