Eliminate Health Hazards while Painting

 

How to Eliminate Health Hazards while Painting your Home this Spring?

 

Want to amp up your space?

 Applying a fresh coat of paint on your exterior and interior walls is the best and the fastest way to give your house a 360-degree makeover. But, there are a lot of factors that you need to keep in mind to avoid the health hazards that can cause while painting.

Appointing professional painters and decorators in Glasgow is probably the best option as they would take care of your needs and health to all their capabilities.

As per, the precautions that you should take to keep yourself and your family safe are:

 

Keep the area well Ventilated

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We all know that paints, stains and stripper fumes are harmful to inhale. But, what we tend to forget is that they are also flammable. To avoid this situation, you should keep the area well ventilated, keep the doors and window open, and you can also use an exhaust fan to avoid any mishap.

Make sure that you never use paints, solvents, strippers, stain, caulking and even clean-up supplies near an open flame, and smoking is a big no-no inside the space you are painting.

 

Beware of Electricity!

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We have all heard this phrase at least once in our lifetime, especially when we were kids. But while painting, even adults should beware of the exposed electrical outlets as now we know that paint is extremely flammable.

You should cover all the open electrical outlets with painter's tape near the space you are working, which would be provided by the wall painters of Glasgow. If that isn't available, then you can simply switch off the main switch before you proceed with your work.

 

Use Safe Products while Wall Emulsioning

 

While painting your house, make sure to apply paints that are of premium quality, have reduced the quantity of volatile organic compounds and primers, have anti-bacterial quality, and the paint should have fewer fumes.

Johnstone’s is an amazing brand in terms of price as well as quality, available in a variety of colours.

 

Lead-Based Paint

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Lead-based paint is mostly found in houses that are built before. Lead-based paints are one of the major causes of lead poisoning in children and are also very harmful to adults. It can only be removed by one method which is spraying some water on the paints and then chipping off the layer of paint.

The paint chips should be then immediately discarded and the area should be cleaned. We recommend that you should approach painters and decorators in Glasgow as they are professionals and would complete the task easily with the maximum amount of precautions.

 

Time to Clean Up

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Before you dispose the paint, or the paint bucket makes sure that the leftover paint is completely dry. Keep the bucket in a well-ventilated area for a couple of days, stirring once in a few days. Keep it away from the youngsters and pets, and dispose of once completely dried.

Brushes and rollers should be cleaned by non-toxic and citrus-based turpentine.