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Enviro Assessments East, Inc.
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Toxic Lead - AbatementToxic Lead - Testing

Serving Northwest, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2000

Emergency services offered

"Kept the appointment, provided information regarding what the evaluation include and estimated cost up front. Explained the procedure for Asbestos sample collection and testing. Timely sent report via email."
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Floor Tile and Mastic
Transite House Removal
Transite House Removal
Theatre Removal

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Response time1 day
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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AdvantaClean of Coastal Carolina
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Toxic Lead - AbatementToxic Lead - Testing

Serving Northwest, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2011

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"They salesman and the workers were very courteous and thorough. We would definately use them again."
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Environmental Service Group
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Toxic Lead - Testing

Serving Northwest, NC and surrounding areas

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business! We are family owned and operated, so please let us know how our family can take care of yours!\n\n

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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

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.

No, a standard home inspection includes the basics and does not offer lead paint testing. Professional lead paint inspectors need specific licenses to perform these inspections, which not all home inspectors have. If you suspect lead paint in the home you are about to purchase, you will need to pay separately to have that done. If the findings come back positive, you may be able to negotiate with the buyer to cover the cost of the removal.

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 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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