Tag Archives: EPA RRP Rule

Last day before the RRP goes into effect: The 6/20 Exemption Limits

By Sean | Published: April 21, 2010
Well this is it – tomorrow the EPA’s new regulation goes into full effect. While there are plenty of misconceptions out there, we tried to concentrate on some of the biggest ones in the closing days. On day 5, we covered misconceptions concerning Certified Firms, while on day 4 we covered Certified Lead Renovators. Unfortunately,
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2 Days to Go: The Logos, Testing & Pricing Misconceptions

By Sean | Published: April 20, 2010
EPA Lead Certified Firm LogoSeeing I missed yesterday’s article on clearing up some RRP misconceptions, I figured I would double it up today & just for fun, I added in a third one that popped up today. Many of these items we have covered previously in other articles, but they bear some repeating. Lead Testing: The first of three today
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4 days to go – Clearing up a few misconceptions about Certified Renovators

By Sean | Published: April 18, 2010
In the last few days before the RRP regulation goes into effect, we decided to try to clear up some misinformation being propagated about the RRP. In yesterday’s article we covered some of the issues dealing with Certified Firms, and in today’s we are going to try to clear up some issues that relate to Certified
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5 days & counting – Do I need to use a Certified Firm?

By Sean | Published: April 17, 2010
As I have mentioned before, there are plenty of gray areas in this regulation & some of the biggest questions revolve around the certification issue. “Do I need to be certified” or “does the firm I hire need to be certified”? As a homeowner, while you may be exempt from the regulation, the contractors you
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25 Days to Go: RRP Work Practices – Clearing up some misconceptions

By Sean | Published: March 28, 2010
I happen to be a member of quite a few Contractor forums. Needless to say that this is one of the hottest topics on these boards as it affects almost every contractor out there. As I have mentioned in other articles there are plenty of “grey” area’s with the new regulation, followed up by individuals
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LEAD FAQ’s – To Test or Not to Test – that is the question

By Sean | Published: December 20, 2009
As the property owner you have a question you should seriously consider, due to the increased costs of the EPA’s RRP rules, should I get my house or areas that are being worked on tested for lead, or should everyone just assume lead is present and proceed accordingly? In order to start answering that question,
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LEAD, the EPA, and You – The Process of Remodeling a pre 1978 house

By Sean | Published: December 16, 2009
In the prior two articles on the new EPA Rules on Lead aka RRP (Renovation, Repair and Painting) rule being implemented by the EPA, we covered the Renovate Right brochure and a quick primer on the EPA’s RRP requirements. In this article, we are going to delve into the typical process that must be followed
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LEAD, the EPA, and You – a quick primer for Home Owners, Rental Owners, and Contractor’s regarding Renovation’s of pre-1978 houses

By Sean | Published: December 11, 2009
As I mentioned in a prior article, the EPA has released new regulations concerning LEAD in houses built before 1978. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of confusion out there on the subject and many contractors still don’t know this is coming. One quick example involves an ADECA class on weatherization projects for the Department
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EPA Lead notice requirements for houses built before 1978

By Sean | Published: December 8, 2008
Effective Dec. 22nd, 2008, federal law requires that individuals receive certain information before renovating six square feet or more of painted surfaces in a room for interior projects or more than twenty square feet of painted surfaces for exterior projects in housing
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