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Live in a house built b4 1975?
DH and I are house hunting and our realtor is adamant about us avoiding houses built before 1975 which is really thwarting our search because of the area we live in. She says its because of something about a lead based paint certificate you have to get to prove there isn't any still in the house.
Anyone have to deal with this? Was it costly or difficult to get? We're just trying to see if our realtor is over-reacting a bit. She's pretty dramatic sometimes lol
Thanks!
Re: Live in a house built b4 1975?
I can't tell you anything about it other than when we were looking our real estate agent didn't seem to think it was that big of a deal. Any time we would look at a house before that date she would just mention that it had to have an extra inspection done
Houses built before 1978 may or may not have lead. You would have to pay for an additional environmental inspection. It's important to some people, especially those who have kids. I have lived in pre-1978 home for the last 12 years but my DS is only 9 months and I'm now beginning to rethink it. There was a post on the Bump 6-12 last week where someone's child tested high for lead levels at their 12 month well care check. She said that she had tested her house prior to purchasing it but did not test the cast iron tub I believe. Anyway I'm not going to try and sway you one way or the other. If you choose a house built before 1978 I would have the house tested and educate yourself about the specific hazards so that you can prevent your family from having any negative experiences.
Ask your realtor for the lead based paint pamplet. It will have a lot of information that can help you decide if a vintage home is right for you.
We live in a house built in 1958. We had the entire house repainted when we moved in but not because of lead. I think if it's not one thing it's another on houses. I personally believe older houses were built much better than houses thrown up quickly during the housing boom. This is a personal opinion.
Additionally, neither of my children have had high lead levels at their checks.
I completely agree about older homes being built better. I'm a huge fan of mid century modern architecture and our next house will likely be vintage. But now that I have a kid I'm more concerned about it and will probably do more testing this time around. My point is that I wouldn't want anyone to make that decision without having the background information that is available.
The house we are in now was built in 1958 and the house we are selling was built in 1963. DS has not been screened for lead yet though.
Our house is 50 years old. We didn't have any extra inspection done to check for lead paint. Our realtor didn't make a big deal out of it. He also knew we were only interested in looking at older homes, so maybe that's why. And FWIW, we don't have kids.
If you find an older home you want to put an offer on, perhaps you can ask the sellers to pay the extra amount for an environmental inspection or negotiate that into the deal somehow. I do think it's a bit extreme to take all older homes off of the table, JMO.
Over here in Japan, we live in base housing, and it is old, like at least 30 years+ old. We were told when we moved in that the walls had had lead paint on them at one point and that under the floor tile there was asbestos. Lovely.
I was a bit worried, as I was prego at the time, but everyone here lives in the same housing and none of us worry too much about it. The walls have been repainted a bunch since then (1 coat by me) and I was told to just make sure that the baseboards were securely on the wall everywhere. We all just sorta joke about it, and hope that we aren't doing long-term damage to ourselves and our kids.
Honestly, I would look at houses of all ages and get the extra test done if you find an older one you fall in love with. Plus, it is your choice what houses to look at, not the realtors. Remind him that he will be earning a commission on whichever one you buy, even if it is an older home