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Teasdale Fenton Cleaning & Property Restoration
4.5(
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Serving Melbourne, KY and surrounding areas

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In business since 2007

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Emergency services offered

"Work was well done. I had some asbestos tape that was contracted with another company. Teasdale required that to be taken care of before any work done. It was done very quickly. Two guys performed the work. There was gobs of dust removed. It took around three hours, mostly because I had never had the ducts cleaned before. They cleaned up and charged me for the cost of the coupon,bplus the extra air duct. I will use them again for regular maintenance."
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4 Dry Out Inc
5.0(
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Serving Melbourne, KY and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

You can put your trust in 4 Dry Out, Inc. We provide personal service and exceptional quality. All of our services and products are guaranteed. Our employees are all certified, professional and have been trained to educate you as to what we will be doing or are doing at all times to set your expectations. We spend more time in the beginning explaining the process for your peace of mind. We respect you and your home and understand the turmoil you go through during emergencies. Rely on us to help you make sense of it all. Our goal is to get in, get out, and leave your home or business the way it was before Mother Nature took over!\n \nTruly owner operated. All members of our team are part owner, so you don't get an hourly employee who may not be as extensive as someone who puts their own name on the line. Our unparalleled service, competitive prices, and overall value are why our loyal customers won't go anywhere else. We look forward to serving you!

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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

No. Standard homeowners insurance does not cover any kind of lead remediation, focusing instead on sudden, unpreventable events like fires and theft. Many insurance companies will specifically exclude lead paint removal, since it tends to be an expensive and unavoidable project. The exception is if the lead surface is damaged during a covered event (like a flood) and homeowners insurance pays its replacement.

You can expect to pay between $200 and $400 for a lead inspection, where your local lead testing pro will scan surfaces and items with an X-ray fluorescent analyzer. Lead risk assessments are slightly different and run around $800 to $2,000. A pro may find lead during an evaluation, and create a removal strategy.

Lead exposure poses significant health risks, including neurological, developmental, and behavioral disorders, especially critical in young children and fetuses.

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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