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Painting my house

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Updated on Aug 23, 2016

Just wanted to know if anyone have painted there house with baby around? Is it safe to paint house with 10 month old kid around? I am using good quality of paint which is less toxic buy still lot of people around me are asking why you need to paint with the kid, I have no choice the house is dirty now, not painted from last 7 years, please suggest.

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| Aug 23, 2016

me too want to know. ...guide me pls...

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| Aug 24, 2016

Hi deepti, It's not advisable to paint the house with child around. Paints have highly volatile solvent that emits fumes. so the child might get respiratory problem or develop allergy and asthma when the child is exposed at early stage.

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| Aug 24, 2016

So when is the right time? Will this situation be not there going forward also?

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| Aug 25, 2016

Deepti, as long as the paint is getting dried, the solvent keeps evaporating. So till the paint dries completely, you can't use the room. Even after the paint dries completely, there will be fumes in the air which have to be thinned out by ventilating the room/ house properly along with the fan. Acrylic paint is supposed to be less harmful than oil based paint. plan a time when your child will be away from home for a week or 2. I took almost a month to move in to the house after painting. But I still got respiratory track infection. It can be more harmful for a baby. So plan accordingly.

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| Aug 25, 2016

I thought I will call my parents for help and to take care of my daughter so that they will let her away from paint, now still she is not moving around much but later when she starts walking its more trouble with the paint around, anyways thanks a lot for your suggestion, I will think about it.

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