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Safeguard General Contracting Inc

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Safeguard General Contracting Inc

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Customers say: Quality work
15 years of experience
"We contracted Safeguard Construction Inc. in Springfield, Il remove your tub/shower combo and install a walk-in shower. The process of choosing Safeguard and the actual work was very smooth. Our experiences with them before, during and after our shower replacement was all we expected plus more. Starting with the management team of Dean and Chris on to the working with their carpenters Scott and Brownie and their lead plumber Clint. We are very pleased with their attention to detail, respect for our home and to us. We highly recommend this Safeguard Construction Company."

Sue M on July 2018

"We contracted Safeguard Construction Inc. in Springfield, Il remove your tub/shower combo and install a walk-in shower. The process of choosing Safeguard and the actual work was very smooth. Our experiences with them before, during and after our shower replacement was all we expected plus more. Starting with the management team of Dean and Chris on to the working with their carpenters Scott and Brownie and their lead plumber Clint. We are very pleased with their attention to detail, respect for our home and to us. We highly recommend this Safeguard Construction Company."

Sue M on July 2018

Stabilize, Inc.

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Stabilize, Inc.

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Customers say: Super punctual
22 years of experience

Stabilize, Inc. began in 2003 with a handful of dedicated employees commited to providing service in the environmental restoration industry. We have repaired the work of many of our competitors because we believe in doing the job right the first time. Our 30 years of environmental engineering skills have been proven with a successful track record of remediating more homes and business than our competition. We eliminate the problem areas and then address the symptoms. We are licesned by the State of Illinois in a largely unlicsened industry where our competition should be ashamed of themselves for the unscientific advice and approach they take many times. SImply put when you want it done right give us a call. We typically offer a ten year warranty aginst the problems returning.

Stabilize, Inc. began in 2003 with a handful of dedicated employees commited to providing service in the environmental restoration industry. We have repaired the work of many of our competitors because we believe in doing the job right the first time. Our 30 years of environmental engineering skills have been proven with a successful track record of remediating more homes and business than our competition. We eliminate the problem areas and then address the symptoms. We are licesned by the State of Illinois in a largely unlicsened industry where our competition should be ashamed of themselves for the unscientific advice and approach they take many times. SImply put when you want it done right give us a call. We typically offer a ten year warranty aginst the problems returning.

JCM Property Managment and Preservation

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JCM Property Managment and Preservation

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12 years of experience

Servicing 1,300 properties a month. 60 plus employees including established working relationships with sub contractors in many specialized fields. Licensed, bonded, insured. We employ a bid system to assess all aspects of what a job may require and give our customers complete confidence in our services, and provide many options to fit any specific need or budget.

Servicing 1,300 properties a month. 60 plus employees including established working relationships with sub contractors in many specialized fields. Licensed, bonded, insured. We employ a bid system to assess all aspects of what a job may require and give our customers complete confidence in our services, and provide many options to fit any specific need or budget.

Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

Lead removal services typically cost between $1,000 and $5,000, depending on the extent of lead presence, the property size, and the complexity of the abatement process.

Unfortunately, lead dust does not look different from any other type of dust. You cannot detect it with the naked eye. To determine if you have lead dust in your home, you will need to hire a local company to take a sample from the paint and test it for you in a lab.

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.

Lead testing prior to purchasing a property ensures that the new owners are informed about potential hazards, prevents health risks associated with lead poisoning, and facilitates timely remediation.

Lead toxicity comes from inhaling lead or consuming it. Before the 1980s, when the government banned lead from consumer use, it could be found in paint, plumbing, pipes, ceramics, and even gasoline. Lead paint is toxic for the same reason lead itself is toxic, which is why lead poisoning from paint presents the same as lead poisoning from water or food sources, with a slight increase in respiratory symptoms vs. digestive symptoms. Lead paint is most dangerous when it’s old and peeling, cracking, or otherwise disturbed. This increases the concentration in the air and, therefore, in breathable air. 

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