Contaminated studio worries

[Irishmoss]

Hi 

I’m moving to a new studio soon.  The previous owners ran a ceramic casting franchise but they had little knowledge of studio safety.  The place is covered in dust and clay and like this for several years.

 

should I be worried renting this place? How best to clean it up?

 

any advice great appreciated

[Babs]

Proviso before moving in that it is cleaned for you?

Renting or leasing? 

Any industrial cleaning service who would have all thr haz gear required for suvh a clean?

Fire hose , ppds and a floor drain with a clay trap?

If you clean you would have to have a way of disposing the sludge, clay water etc.

If totally suitable, cheap, proximity etc may be worth it .

[Callie Beller Diesel]

If they were just slipcasting and glazes weren’t involved, most clay-based hazards involve inhaled silica, and can be easily remediated with a lot of wet cleanup. A proper respirator is still a must though, because even wet cleanup will stir some things into the air.

If there were glazes, possibly lead, involved, we’d need more info. I like Bab’s suggestion about having a cleaning stipulation before move in.

 

edited to add: I’m going to take the liberty of deleting your duplicate post. You probably want all the information in one spot.