Hello,
Im thinking of buying an older house (pre 1930's) for my PPOR. The home im looking at needs renovating, I dont think it has had any work for a number of years. Currently I dont have any children but will need to start that side of life within the next couple of years. I dont think I will be able to afford to renovate the home with any speed. Ill probably have to do most of it myself over the course of ten years or so. Which means that I will be exposed, and more importantly my children will be exposed to a partially renovated home.
I'm not sure if this should be a real concern or if im just being paranoid, so if anyone can let me know of any danger issues with old houses that I should be aware of before purchasing that would be great. are there people that can come into the home and conduct tests on the air, soil, etc to determine how toxic it is?
Things that I was thinking might be a problem are
lead paint (what if my children lick the walls...)
dust
asbestos
contaminated soil (is there anything that in the old days people thought was safe to dump in the garden but since then we know can cause disease?)
water pipes contaminating the water.
Thanks to anyone who replies
Im thinking of buying an older house (pre 1930's) for my PPOR. The home im looking at needs renovating, I dont think it has had any work for a number of years. Currently I dont have any children but will need to start that side of life within the next couple of years. I dont think I will be able to afford to renovate the home with any speed. Ill probably have to do most of it myself over the course of ten years or so. Which means that I will be exposed, and more importantly my children will be exposed to a partially renovated home.
I'm not sure if this should be a real concern or if im just being paranoid, so if anyone can let me know of any danger issues with old houses that I should be aware of before purchasing that would be great. are there people that can come into the home and conduct tests on the air, soil, etc to determine how toxic it is?
Things that I was thinking might be a problem are
lead paint (what if my children lick the walls...)
dust
asbestos
contaminated soil (is there anything that in the old days people thought was safe to dump in the garden but since then we know can cause disease?)
water pipes contaminating the water.
Thanks to anyone who replies