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I have to do some lead paint abatement work. The final “look” of the work is not important for this place. To take care of the paint on the door jambs, I plan to cover the entire width of the jamb with formica(kitchen counter quality) instead of scraping the paint or replacing the jamb. The stops and casings will be replaced with new wood. The doors will be planed to fit. I talked with people from the Department of Health of the New York State. Most people were not sure of using the formica in this way. One said that since the formica is considered a veneer, it won’t be permitted. Can I have some advice? If you have done or inspect for such a work, I sure would appreciate your thoughts on the satisfactory quality of the materials to “encapsulate” the parts with lead paint, such as doors, baseboard and the jamb. Thank you.
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I must be missing something here, because it seems like you want to enclose some lead based painted areas with formica? Seems kind of crazy to me. I sure don't think the formica would stand up to the kind of abuse a doorjamb gets, it'll crack. How would you attach it? Help me out a little here, I'm a little confused.
*Thanks for your reply. New York state allows 3 ways to treat lead paint problem: remove the part with paint, remove the paint or cover (encapsulate) the part with paint. I wanted to cover the exposed surface of the jamb with formica, first removing the stops, by cutting the formica to the width of the jamb then securing the strip to the jamb with construction adhesive and shaker nails. A new stop will be nailed on over the formica and new casing will cover the edge of the formica. The door will be trimmed to fit. I thought that the stops and the casing will absorb the wear and tear the doorways will get. Again, appreciate your thoughts.
*It's an interesting idea. I'll keep my eye on this for curiosity's sake, maybe the other guys have better insight on whether it'll work.MD
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I have to do some lead paint abatement work. The final "look" of the work is not important for this place. To take care of the paint on the door jambs, I plan to cover the entire width of the jamb with formica(kitchen counter quality) instead of scraping the paint or replacing the jamb. The stops and casings will be replaced with new wood. The doors will be planed to fit. I talked with people from the Department of Health of the New York State. Most people were not sure of using the formica in this way. One said that since the formica is considered a veneer, it won't be permitted. Can I have some advice? If you have done or inspect for such a work, I sure would appreciate your thoughts on the satisfactory quality of the materials to "encapsulate" the parts with lead paint, such as doors, baseboard and the jamb. Thank you.