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Colorado Abatement Professionals, Inc.
New to Angi
Toxic Lead - Abatement

Serving Byers, CO and surrounding areas

In business since 2002

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Colorado Abatement Professionals has been in the Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Stabilization field for 15 years. Please understand that a proper Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessment is done by a licensed Colorado Company before we can properly bid your job. We can provide at least three different referrals for you if you wish.\n \n You will find us to be competitively priced, paying close attention to the details of each and every project that we are involved with. We look forward to building lasting relationships and guarantee your satisfaction!

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Axe Environmental LLC
New to Angi
Toxic Lead - Abatement

Serving Byers, CO and surrounding areas

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

At Axe Environmental LLC, we are experienced with all types of mold, fire, and storm damage restorations as well as major renovations. With almost 25 years of experience, we pride our company on reliability, great communication,\nintegrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best\nto keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look\nforward to earning your business!\n\nWe are BBB certified as well. \n

Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

You do not have to remove lead paint if the surface is not chipping or peeling or if there are no pregnant people or children under the age of six who live in or regularly visit your home. Lead paint is a particular risk for young children whose brains and bodies are not fully developed. Experts strongly recommend that you call a pro to remove lead paint if it’s peeling or flaking, no matter who lives in the home. You can experience lead poisoning by breathing in or ingesting just a small amount of it.

Lead removal is crucial in older homes to eliminate risks of lead poisoning, which can severely affect health, particularly in children, by impacting development and cognitive functions.

Iron sediments from rusty pipes are not likely to cause health problems. While a glass of yellow-hued water is off-putting, it is generally safe to drink yellow water in the short term. But you certainly want to address this problem. In the meantime, switching to bottled water until the yellow water issue is resolved is a good idea. 

While not all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, enough do, so you’ll still want to test to be on the safe side. The federal government banned lead-based paint for homes in 1978, but your state may have banned lead before that time. Around 24% of homes built between 1960 and 1977 contained lead-based paint, while 87% of homes built before 1940 contained lead-based paint.

You can paint over lead paint, or “encapsulate” it with a special paint that includes an ingredient called an encapsulant. The EPA approves encapsulation as a lead paint removal method as long as the paint remains undisturbed. Standard types of paint without an “encapsulant” from the big box stores or hardware stores do not meet EPA standards for remediation of lead-based paint.

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