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Union City houses built before 1978 can carry lead paint on the outside, and Union City Lead Paint Removal plans exterior lead paint removal for it: stucco walls, fascia boards, eaves, garage doors and trim. Alameda County Healthy Homes says uncontained paint removal violates Title 17, so sheeting and wall protection go in before any tool touches the paint.
Census figures put 41.3% of Union City homes in the 1960s and 1970s, so the exterior surfaces in question are more likely stucco and trim on postwar houses than century-old wood siding. We plan exterior lead work in Union City, with Fremont and Newark next door.
An EPA FAQ draws a clear line: painted stucco falls under the renovation rule, bare stucco does not. Patching, re-texturing or opening a new window in a painted wall breaks up whatever coats are on it. A test beforehand shows if sound coats can be stabilized or failing ones need removing inside containment.
Weather reaches fascia, eaves, rafter tails and casings first, so their paint fails first. A rotted board can be replaced rather than stripped. Wet scraping and chemical strippers hold dust down, and Title 17 demands containment and a finish free of visible dust and debris.
Doors take knocks, rub on their frames and get repainted. Where the garage door or entry door was painted before 1978, its edges and jambs can shed paint dust as it moves. A wood door that is worn out is cheaper to replace whole than to strip, and the old door can be bagged instead of scraped in place.
Fences, sheds and gates painted before 1978 deserve a test before sanding. Chips that drop into garden beds become soil contamination, which California counts as a lead hazard. Soil cleanup is outside what we offer.
An abatement job starts on paper. CDPH Form 8551 reaches the state five days or more ahead and is posted at the work area’s entrances, and written notice goes to the residents of the house and of adjoining dwellings, so a shared fence or attached unit calls for an early conversation.
We could not read Union City’s own permit guidance for this page, so we do not state which exterior jobs need a permit. Before re-stuccoing, replacing siding or changing openings, ask the city’s Building Division what applies. A paint job may not need a permit, but if the house predates 1978, prep work that disturbs paint is still covered by the lead rules.
Access sets the scope of exterior work more than anything: ground-level walls on a one-story house are quick, while upper walls need scaffolding wrapped in containment. Failing paint area, rotted boards, strip-versus-stabilize decisions and the extra steps of permanent abatement widen or narrow it.
Door frames, sashes and sliding doors belong to lead paint window and door work. Exterior paint that is sound enough to stay, such as on a stucco wall that has not cracked, belongs to lead paint encapsulation. A house finished in 1978 or 1979 sits outside the pre-1978 rules, so confirm the build year before planning work. Union City’s 6,676 homes from the 1970s and 2,372 from the 1960s are summarized on the Union City Lead Paint Removal homepage, along with every other service.
Tell us which part of the outside is peeling (stucco, eaves, fascia, porch, garage door). Include the street address, the year the house was built, its number of stories and any earlier lead report. We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.
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