Harmony Painting gets EPA lead-safe certification for Denver’s older homes

Harmony Painting has earned EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm status and is urging owners of pre-1940 Denver homes to inspect exterior paint before winter. The move comes as freeze-thaw cycles, hail and aging materials raise the risk of both paint failure and lead exposure in historic neighborhoods.

Why it matters: - Denver has a large stock of older homes where peeling exterior paint can turn into both a maintenance problem and a lead-safety issue. - The EPA says 87% of homes built before 1940 contain some lead-based paint. - Homeowners are advised to assume lead-based paint may be present in any home built before 1978 and take precautions when disturbing painted surfaces. - Winter weather can accelerate damage once paint starts to fail, increasing repair costs and material deterioration.

What happened: - Harmony Painting became an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm in July 2026. - The certification number is NAT-F341962-1. - The certification covers lead-based paint renovation, repair and painting activities under Section 402 of the Toxic Substances Control Act. - The Denver-based company is using the certification to focus on historic neighborhoods and pre-1940 homes. - Harmony Painting is urging owners to inspect exterior paint before winter arrives.

The details: - Lead-safe work practices include containment, dust-minimizing preparation, cleanup and disposal procedures required when paint is disturbed in housing built before 1978. - Denver’s exterior painting season closes in October. - Freeze-thaw cycles that follow can turn small paint failures into structural repairs. - Denver ratified its Landmark Preservation Ordinance in 1967. - More than 300 individual landmarks and nearly 50 historic districts have been designated since then. - Owners of locally designated properties must have exterior changes reviewed by the city’s Landmark Preservation Commission, including window replacement. - Colorado weather adds pressure through more than 100 winters, thousands of freeze-thaw cycles, hailstorms from mid-April to mid-September, and strong ultraviolet exposure at 5,280 feet. - Harmony Painting recommends checking for peeling or cracked paint, failing caulk around windows and trim, exposed wood, small cracks that can widen in freeze-thaw cycles, and spots where moisture collects. - In a pre-1940 home, peeling paint can also signal a lead hazard. - Harmony Painting uses in-house crews rather than subcontractors on residential projects. - The company says its crews are trained in lead-safe work practices. - Harmony Painting offers interior painting, exterior painting, cabinet refinishing and drywall repair. - The company serves Denver, Lakewood, Arvada, Littleton, Englewood, Aurora, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Thornton, Westminster and Castle Rock.

Between the lines: - The certification gives Harmony Painting a credential tailored to the kind of housing stock that dominates many of Denver’s historic neighborhoods. - The company is positioning routine maintenance as a preservation tool, not just a cosmetic one. - Denver’s climate and preservation rules both make exterior upkeep more technical than a standard repaint. - The message to homeowners is that delaying maintenance can raise both restoration costs and health risks.

What’s next: - Harmony Painting is steering homeowners to inspect exteriors now, before the October painting season ends. - The company says homeowners can get pricing through its instant online estimator without a sales visit. - Homeowners can also learn more about the company’s EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm credential and lead-safe practices. - Harmony Painting continues to market services across Denver and the Front Range from its Platt Park base.

The bottom line: - For Denver’s oldest homes, exterior paint is both preservation work and risk management, and Harmony Painting is using its new EPA certification to push that message before winter.