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Stivers Ford Lincoln

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Stivers Ford Lincoln

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Customers say: True professional
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers

We are a locally owned family operated Ford Lincoln dealer, selling new and pre owned vehicles, in operation since 1980. Voted Best Auto Dealer Domestic for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Our service and parts departments are open until midnight, Monday -Friday. We have 12 Senior Master and Diesel Ford Certified technicians. We have an all makes and models Quicklane Service and Tire Center that is open 6 days a week, including evenings and Saturdays. Our all makes Collision Center guarantees our work for as long as you own your vehicle. Additional service hours: Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-12:00 AM

"The sales team were not pushy. But I got the car I wanted and I would go back again."

Michelle R on March 2018

We are a locally owned family operated Ford Lincoln dealer, selling new and pre owned vehicles, in operation since 1980. Voted Best Auto Dealer Domestic for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Our service and parts departments are open until midnight, Monday -Friday. We have 12 Senior Master and Diesel Ford Certified technicians. We have an all makes and models Quicklane Service and Tire Center that is open 6 days a week, including evenings and Saturdays. Our all makes Collision Center guarantees our work for as long as you own your vehicle. Additional service hours: Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-12:00 AM

"The sales team were not pushy. But I got the car I wanted and I would go back again."

Michelle R on March 2018

Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

Lead exposure poses serious health risks, particularly for children, and can be present in paint, pipes, and soil.

Exterior paint contains a higher level of VOCs, which can be dangerous if you’re exposed to it for a long period of time. The good news is that paint’s toxicity reduces significantly once fully dried and cured. Do not keep open exterior paint cans in your home, basement, or garage, exposing your household to harmful chemicals over time.

A DIY kit can lessen the sting that comes with paying for a professional assessment, but these comprehensive tests are true lifesavers. Inspectors are more likely to catch all of the pollutants and hazards in your air. Plus, you’ll still need a professional to verify and act on your DIY test results. 

Some kits don’t include tests for certain air pollutants or only detect their presence, but not their levels (i.e., mold spores). If you’re willing to shell out money for a DIY kit, it’s usually better to stretch your budget slightly higher for a more detailed assessment.

Lead paint test kits are not always accurate. Several factors can play into why a test kit provides an inaccurate result such as user error, sample viability, the age and condition of the paint, or difficulty interpreting the final result. If you are looking for 100% accuracy, hiring a professional lead paint test is the only way to get that piece of mind.

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.

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