Lead Paint Testing / Inspection

Have your pre-1978 home or apartment tested for lead hazards. And, if we find lead, no need to panic.

Keep in mind ... Lead paint isn't always a hazard or dangerous. If it's under layers of newer, non-lead paint, you may not have a lead hazard problem. Only when lead paint is disturbed - by rubbing, bumping, water damage, cracked or peeling, or during renovation - does it release tiny particles of lead dust that can harm you. The solution to a lead hazard problem isn't always expensive. There are ways to "manage" lead hazards. (In fact, removing lead, if it's done improperly, can create more problems than you had in the first place.) The older the building, the more likely that it has lead... 90% of pre-1940 buildings have lead. 80% of pre-1960 and, 62% of pre-1978 buildings have lead. If liability is your primary concern, select an evaluation method that follows the 1995 HUD Guidelines. If you are subsequently involved in litigation, it's likely that your actions -- what you did and how you did it -- will be measured against these guidelines. Always have lead evaluations performed by our certified professionals. All of our inspections are performed using a Niton XRF gun. We do not use lead swabs! XRF is the ONLY approved method for non destructive tested approved by HUD.

 

"The XRF analyzer allows us to do a quick, on-the-spot check for lead.  It's portable, and we can use this technology and get immediate results."

 

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