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SERVPRO of Wright County
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Toxic Lead - Abatement

Serving Motley, MN and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

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Emergency services offered

SERVPRO of Wright County provides expert water damage restoration, fire and smoke cleanup, mold remediation, and storm damage repair throughout Wright County and surrounding areas. Available 24/7 for emergency services, our IICRC-certified team uses advanced equipment to restore your home or business quickly and effectively.\n\nWe handle everything from burst pipes, basement flooding, and sewage cleanup to fire damage repair, smoke odor removal, and biohazard cleaning. We also offer commercial restoration services, including large-loss projects for schools, businesses, and government facilities.\n\nAs a locally owned SERVPRO franchise, we are committed to fast response times and excellent customer service. We work directly with your insurance company for a stress-free process.\n\n? Water, Fire & Mold Restoration\n? 24/7 Emergency Service\n? Commercial & Residential Experts\n\nWhen disaster strikes, trust SERVPRO of Wright County to make it ?Like it never even happened.?

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.

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.

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.

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 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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