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At IFS, you, our customer, and your satisfaction is what's important to us! Just ask one of our many happy customers! We work as a team with our customers to provide a pleasant experience and deliver professional and beautiful craftsmanship that brings forth the vision you have of your completed project. That is why we guarantee all of our work. We are a family owned business and provide free consultations and estimates. At Interior Finishing Systems, we provide skilled and professional craftsmen to make your drywall project a success. Whether you have a new home or business, an addition, a basement to finish, or need plaster or drywall repairs, we can provide exceptional results. IFS is a full service painting contractor. We professionally provide painting services at reasonable and competitive pricing. We provide residential and commercial painting services. We apply all paints, stains, and coatings. We refinish cabinets to give your kitchen a whole new look. Whether you need a new construction building painted, or a simple room repaint, we have you covered. Interior Finishing Systems strives to keep excellence affordable.

At IFS, you, our customer, and your satisfaction is what's important to us! Just ask one of our many happy customers! We work as a team with our customers to provide a pleasant experience and deliver professional and beautiful craftsmanship that brings forth the vision you have of your completed project. That is why we guarantee all of our work. We are a family owned business and provide free consultations and estimates. At Interior Finishing Systems, we provide skilled and professional craftsmen to make your drywall project a success. Whether you have a new home or business, an addition, a basement to finish, or need plaster or drywall repairs, we can provide exceptional results. IFS is a full service painting contractor. We professionally provide painting services at reasonable and competitive pricing. We provide residential and commercial painting services. We apply all paints, stains, and coatings. We refinish cabinets to give your kitchen a whole new look. Whether you need a new construction building painted, or a simple room repaint, we have you covered. Interior Finishing Systems strives to keep excellence affordable.

Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

You should ask a few questions to ensure that your potential lead removal professional is experienced and qualified to handle lead-paint abatement safely, legally, and properly.

  • What are your qualifications and experience removing lead-based paint?

  • Are you licensed and certified to remove lead-based paint?

  • How do you test for lead paint?

  • What methods do you use for lead-based paint abatement?

  • What do you plan to do with the hazardous material when you remove it from the home?

  • Do you do replacement and painting work or removal only?

According to the EPA, there is no safe level of lead in the blood, and so the maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for lead in water is zero. Even at low levels, lead is harmful to human health. It can also remain in the body and build up over time with repeated exposure.

If the lead paint is in a place that is not easily disturbed and is not flaking or deteriorating, you do not necessarily need to remove it. Lead is toxic when dust particles or flakes from peeling lead paint are ingested. If people are not in the area with the lead paint, it may be safe to leave it in place. You still may want to consider encapsulation with a paint formulated for covering lead-based paint, just for an added layer of protection.

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 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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