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200 year old flooring. What to do?

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  1. JackHammer

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    That particular paint is from the 90's so it shouldn't have any lead. Other parts of the house will absolutely have lead and yes it is a concern. Lots of airflow and I am wearing my respirator mask. I might work on this room and put off the other rooms till next spring when I can open the windows again. This particular stripper doesn't get quite so hot, so it doesn't put the fumes into the air like a heat gun. This was one of the main reasons I bought it.
     
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    As long as the lead is not colorized or made into an airborne dust, no
     
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    What does colorized mean in this context? The paint does have a pigment.
     
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    That was an autocorrect I think Iight have meant vaporized?
     
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