I moved into an old apartment in April of this year. It was built in the 1930s, therefore, it was painted w/lead-based paint in the past. Since then they have painted over the lead based paint. I got a certificate stating that the apartment passed a lead inspection(as required by law) before moving in. Since its so old, the apt has radiator heating and I've noticed that behind the radiator(between the wall and the radiator), the paint is peeling and cracking and looks like it hasn’t been painted in years and years. The radiator itself is filthy with spider webs and dust in between its coils Its almost impossible to clean because its hard to reach. The apartment is concrete and the radiator is built into that, therefore, it would be tough to remove the radiator to paint behind it. Is it safe, acceptable to have that paint peeling behind the radiator?
FYI this is what the radiator looks like: http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/d/d5/250px-Radiator.jpg
Thank you
2006-10-02
04:51:50
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