Houses built in the 1950s
National checks that apply to at least one year in the 1950s: Lead paint, Asbestos, Federal Pacific panels. Worth checking for this era. A year page has the list for that year.
- Lead paint
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure for most housing built before 1978. Worth checking for this era.
- Asbestos
EPA’s home guide says sprayed or troweled ceilings in homes built or remodeled between 1945 and 1978 may contain asbestos, and that EPA prohibited spray-applied asbestos insulation in 1973. Intact material is not, by itself, a project. Worth checking for this era.
- Federal Pacific panels
Stab-Lok panels from the 1950s into the 1980s are commonly reported, verify. In 1983 CPSC closed its investigation because the data it had did not establish a serious risk of injury. Worth checking for this era.