EPA RRP Compliance for Painting Contractors
Painters scraping, sanding, or power-washing pre-1978 surfaces are the most common source of inadvertent RRP violations. Surface prep on old paint — even just to feather an edge before a new coat — disturbs lead-based paint and crosses the EPA threshold quickly. Painters working pre-1978 homes need a documented compliance partner.
What we do on every painting job
We pre-set containment sized to your scope (interior or exterior), run the toolbox training before any prep starts, supply HEPA-shroud sanders if your crew needs them, monitor surface prep, and run cleaning verification on interior work. The packet documents the prep methods used and proves no high-speed dry-sanding or open-flame burn-off occurred.
Containment, pre-set
We arrive before your crew and have the lead-safe containment built — interior 6 ft / exterior 10 ft, sealed openings, signage. Your crew loses zero hours to RRP setup and starts work 90 minutes to 2 hours faster than they would have without us.
15-minute toolbox training
On-site Lead-Safe RRP toolbox training for the GC's crew before work begins. Toolbox training is the construction-industry term for a brief pre-shift safety briefing; ours covers EPA-required practices and satisfies the on-the-job training requirement for non-certified workers under 40 CFR 745.90(b). Each attendee signs an acknowledgment that becomes part of the compliance packet.
On-site monitoring
We stay on-site through the work, monitor for lead disturbance, and re-set containment if needed. Lead never becomes the GC's problem.
End-of-job cleanup
We tear down the lead containment — HEPA pass, wet wipe, fold-and-bag the protective sheeting, run the cleaning verification card test. Your crew packs up the larger jobsite while we handle the lead-impact zone.
24-hour compliance packet
Within 24 hours of job completion we email you a single PDF packet containing the occupant RRP acknowledgment, signed toolbox-training verifications, containment photos, cleaning verification photos, and a Drive link to the full job folder valid for 39 months — three years of EPA-required retention plus a 90-day grace window to pull your copy.
Common painting jobs we cover
If you're working any of these on a pre-1978 home in our footprint, you're in RRP territory and we're the partner.
- Whole-house exterior repaint with surface prep
- Trim and casing repaint on a Victorian
- Interior repaint after drywall patching
- Restoration paint on historic fascia and soffit
Flat $550 per job.
One transaction at booking. No deposit/balance split, no Net-30, no surprises. The $550 covers containment, training, monitoring, cleanup, verification, and the 24-hour digital compliance packet with a 39-month Drive link.
- Pre-set containment before your crew arrives
- 15-minute on-site Lead-Safe RRP toolbox training
- On-site lead monitoring + containment re-set as needed
- End-of-job cleanup, HEPA pass, cleaning verification card test
- Detailed compliance packet emailed within 24 hours
- Drive link to the full job folder, valid for 39 months
Where we work
Service area for every painting job:
Other trades we cover
Drywall demo, repair, and patching in pre-1978 homes routinely disturbs painted plaster, lath, and adjacent painted trim — every cut, pull, and sand event aerosolizes lead dust. Even small drywall repairs (>6 sq ft interior) cross the EPA RRP threshold and require certified-renovator-supervised work.
WindowsWindow replacement is the textbook EPA RRP trigger. The friction surfaces and painted frames in pre-1978 windows almost always carry lead-based paint, and removing the sash, stops, and casing disturbs it directly. EPA's training materials use window jobs as the canonical example for a reason.
DoorsDoor replacement disturbs painted jambs, casing, and the threshold — all common lead-paint surfaces in pre-1978 homes. The cuts, pry-outs, and reframing work create chips and dust that EPA RRP regulates whenever the disturbed surface exceeds 6 sq ft interior or 20 sq ft exterior.
SidingRemoving wood, aluminum, or vinyl siding off a pre-1978 home almost always disturbs the painted sheathing or the painted edges of original trim and fascia. Exterior RRP kicks in at 20 sq ft of disturbed surface — most siding jobs hit that within the first wall. The 10 ft ground containment requirement is non-trivial on a residential lot.
GuttersGutter replacement on pre-1978 homes disturbs the painted fascia and soffit board the gutter is attached to — cutting through hangers, prying off old gutters, and reattaching new ones all break the painted surface. Even a small fascia disturbance crosses the 20 sq ft exterior RRP threshold over a full perimeter.