An old brick home, made safe to fix: lead-safe renovation readiness.

A St. Louis family bought a century-old brick home to fix up on a budget, with a toddler in the house. This packet turns the fix-up into a claim of a safe renovation: a room-by-room deteriorated-paint inventory captured without disturbing anything, a plain-words plan of what they can safely do themselves vs what is certified-firm-only, and the lead-hazard-control funding paths that fit the budget.

Where

Pre-1978 brick home, St. Louis, MO · Open the map

Pay

$500 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash — recorded, and readable any time at vealth.net/labor/credit/(your wallet). You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

year-built evidence + room-by-room paint-condition photo inventory + planned-work disturbance map + certified-firm/funding routing: Real, Proven, One-of-one

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-10-15

Posted by

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The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• camera (close-up capable for paint-condition photos)
• tablet/clipboard with the room-by-room paint-condition checklist
• flashlight
• tape measure (deteriorated-paint extent, window/door friction surfaces)
• county assessor / permit record for year-built confirmation

Steps

1. 1. Confirm the home's year built from assessor/permit records and the household's renovation intent (which rooms, which surfaces, kids or a pregnant occupant in the home?). Pre-1978 + planned paint disturbance = the RRP Rule applies to the work, record that determination.
2. 2. Walk room by room photographing paint condition: intact vs deteriorated (peeling, chipping, chalking, flaking) with approximate square footage per surface, without touching, scraping, or disturbing anything.
3. 3. Document friction and impact surfaces separately (window sashes/wells, door edges, stair treads, porch floors), the highest-exposure surfaces for children, plus any visible paint dust or chips at floors and window troughs.
4. 4. Map the household's planned renovation against the inventory: which planned activities would disturb painted surfaces (and exceed RRP de minimis. >6 sq ft interior / >20 sq ft exterior per room/component), and which are paint-safe as planned.
5. 5. Assemble the lead-safe renovation package: the room-by-room condition inventory, the disturbance map, the requirement that a certified firm perform testing (EPA-recognized kits or an XRF by a certified inspector) and all disturbing work, and the local lead-hazard-control grant / health-department programs the family may qualify for.
6. 6. Review with the household in plain words: what can proceed now, what waits for the certified firm, why the kids' window sills matter most; enter photos, GPS/address, year-built evidence, the inventory + disturbance map; sign. The family's claim of a lead-safe renovation = this package: Real, Proven, One-of-one.

What counts as done

• Year-built confirmation (assessor/permit record) + RRP-applicability determination
• Room-by-room paint-condition photos (intact vs deteriorated, approximate extent) incl. window sashes/wells, door edges, stair treads
• Disturbance map: each planned renovation activity marked paint-safe vs EPA-certified-firm-only
• GPS / address confirm
• Routing package: certified-firm requirement + testing path + local lead-hazard-control grant/program paths

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.