TL;DR
An impact surface, in lead-paint work, is any painted surface that gets struck by another building component, door edges and jambs, window troughs, stair risers, and baseboards hit by doors, where repeated impact pulverizes deteriorating paint into the fine dust that poisons children. HUD and EPA risk assessments flag these locations because intact paint elsewhere can stay managed in place, while these areas demand enclosure, component replacement, or paint stabilization.
What it means
An impact surface, in lead-paint work, is any painted surface that gets struck by another building component, door edges and jambs, window troughs, stair risers, and baseboards hit by doors, where repeated impact pulverizes deteriorating paint into the fine dust that poisons children. HUD and EPA risk assessments flag these locations because intact paint elsewhere can stay managed in place, while these areas demand enclosure, component replacement, or paint stabilization. Clearance dust-wipe sampling concentrates on floors and sills adjacent to them.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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