Jeepnstein wrote:Been there with the lead issue. It'll be an ongoing battle but now you hold all the cards. Trust me when I say that the .gov doesn't really do well against a licensed contractor who isn't worried about getting paid .gov money. By getting the certification you put yourself in the best possible position on this one. Most folks would have folded and walked away from it.
Go for it on the leaded glass. Oh the irony! When I had the ODH visiting me about my son with the elevated lead levels the social worker just raved about our leaded and beveled windows. Then she realized what held it all together... It was a moment for us all.
Oh, that's rich Jeepnstein!
It's been a really draining situation. I created a excel spreadsheet to layout what tasks needed to be done and it's not really all that many. Some of it just involved temporarily removing doors and so I've already knocked those off the list. I'm coming up with a lot of "work arounds" just to get through the test. It's the special cleaning that will be a real bear... I'm budgeting 4-6 weeks alone just for that.
How did you get through your situation? I don't remember if you told me? Did you hire someone to abate the property? I can't imagine how scary that had to be with kids and the potential of CPS getting involved!
