[MassHistPres] Remediating lead-based paint

[Bill Keegan]

Moores sawmill in bloomfield
Has been in busness since 1860
Same family
Bet they will make what you need
Billk

On Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 5:35 PM Anne Lusk via MassHistPres <
masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:

> Finding good quality clapboards is an issue because many of the lumber
> mills have gone out of business. The Ward Clapboard Mill in Moretown, VT
> still makes quartersawn clapboards of varying lengths that have a square
> edge.  You can ask to have them back primed or prime them yourself.
> https://www.wardclapboard.com/about.html
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> The long clapboards that you buy at Home Depot have finger joints and a
> round bottom edge and are not quartersawn. With long clapboards, you also
> then don’t see the clapboard length variation with joints at different
> locations.
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> To save money, I recently primed, including back priming, Ward’s
> clapboards with oil new wood primer.  This took three different set ups in
> the kitchen to paint the different length of clapboards, resulting in piano
> keys standing on end.
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> Anne
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> Anne Lusk, Ph.D.
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> 18 Hart Street, Brookline, MA 02445
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> 617-879-4887 h
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> 617-872-9201 c
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> https://sites.bu.edu/anne-lusk/
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> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> *On Behalf Of *rcsmitharch---
> via MassHistPres
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 25, 2026 11:30 AM
> *To:* 'Susan Mareneck' <leveretthistoryinfo at gmail.com>;
> masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [MassHistPres] Remediating lead-based paint
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> What is the condition of the siding? Is it salvageable?  Getting rid of
> the lead paint would be of long term benefit to the town, removing a
> potential liability.  The State has a list of approved encapsulant
> products, but this list notes that they are *not* for exterior use. I
> think it would put a vapor barrier in the wrong place and accelerate decay.
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> https://www.mass.gov/doc/list-of-encapsulant-products/download
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>    - Lead paint removal and repainting could be a possibility- There are
>    well established protocols for removal procedures, containment, worker
>    protection and so forth which would be applicable.   If the wood is in good
>    condition, this may be the best way to go, using high quality breathable
>    paints to recoat.
>    - Removal of the siding without paint removal would require disposal
>    of lead containing debris at an approved landfills or other approved
>    disposal methods.  It may also require containment and dust control during
>    the removal process so the lead is not dispersed to the surrounding
>    landscape.
>    - Replacement of wood clapboards and trim does fall under normal
>    maintenance for historic buildings, especially if the condition of the wood
>    is poor enough to make replacement the best alternative for preservation of
>    the historic resource and the material is affordable.  Lumber prices are a
>    serious issue right now, and using poor quality siding means increased long
>    term maintenance costs.
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> Richard Smith
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> Chair- Swampscott Historic District Commission
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> *From:* MassHistPres <masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu> *On Behalf Of *Susan
> Mareneck via MassHistPres
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 23, 2026 1:28 PM
> *To:* masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> *Subject:* [MassHistPres] Remediating lead-based paint
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> The Town of Leverett is working with a group of interested citizens to
> bring its former library/museum into a useful future.  Since CPA funding
> would require any solution to meet Secretary of the Interior's Standards
> their question is -
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> *Is removing siding with lead paint and installing (matching)
> new siding an acceptable method of lead abatement in terms of the Secretary
> of the Interior’s Standards or is encapsulation the only allowed abatement
> method?*
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> Thanks for any experience or input -
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> Susan Mareneck
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> Leverett Historical Commission
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> (212-233-4664)
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