Renovating an older home safely
Homes built before 1978 may have lead paint; materials from before 1980 may contain asbestos. Renovation asks the year your home was built and warns you before every step that sands, scrapes or demolishes.
- Lead and asbestos warnings exactly where they matter, not on every page.
- Stop-gates that block a step until you have checked what to check.
- Jobs that need a license — electrical, gas, plumbing in walls, structural — go to a pro.
- The same plan and materials math as any other room.