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Q: What does lead dust look like?

• <div><p>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.</p></div>

Q: How do professionals test for other toxic materials in a home?

• <div><p>Professionals use specialized equipment and techniques to detect asbestos, radon, and VOCs.</p></div>

Q: Do all homes that were built before 1978 contain lead paint?

• <div><p>While not all homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, enough do, so you&rsquo;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.</p></div>

Q: Why is lead paint toxic?

• <div><p>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&rsquo;s old and peeling, cracking, or otherwise disturbed. This increases the concentration in the air and, therefore, in breathable air. </p></div>

Q: Do services include remediation recommendations?

• <div><p>Yes, testing professionals typically provide reports with recommendations for safe lead removal.</p></div>

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Reviewed in December 2025
These good people have done an outstanding job. Very thorough and very hard-working!! To my wife and me, these folks are professionals, second to none. In the future, we may decide to remove some of our live oaks and this company would be the only one we'd consider having this done. Again,...
Katy Tree Service
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Reviewed in November 2024
Sam was brilliant! We can?t recommend him enough. It was easy to set everything up and Sam explained things thoroughly and answered all the questions I had. The inspection itself was smooth and thorough and Sam again answered all our questions, explained everything and offered advice above and...
Hestand Home Inspections
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Reviewed in November 2023
The lead crew member was bilingual so we were able to communicate. They took down the tree and hauled away the branches and cut up the trunk for me to use as firewood. A quality job for a reasonable price.
On Point Tree Service - The Woodlands
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Reviewed in September 2023
We had a tall dead sycamore tree that was between our house and carport (carport actually built around it) and Frankâ s team made the removal look easy!
Arbor Guardian
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Reviewed in April 2023
Sir Grout cleaned, sealed, and transformed the gross bathroom tiles in a home I recently purchased. They made everything look fantastic and I am now all good to walk barefoot in my newly clean bathroom. Sir Grout also removed the yucky mildewy silicon sealant and replaced it with grout....
Sir Grout Austin
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Reviewed in April 2023
We had a large tree fall across our driveway and we hired Bestview Home Services to remove it. The work was done promptly and professionally, and no mess was left behind. We will be hiring them again soon to remove debris like some old deer blinds and fencing from a ranch property.
BESTVIEW HOME SERVICES LLC
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Reviewed in January 2023
Ballard Construction was prompt with their response and fair with their pricing. They were very polite and did a beautiful job.
Ballard Bros. Construction, Inc.
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Reviewed in October 2022
It went well and the detail given to the project was exceptional
Total Exterior Solutions
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Reviewed in June 2022
Remove and replace exterior door. Very good work, quick and professional!
Door 24
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Reviewed in April 2022
The two young men working were very helpful and respectful. We were very pleased at how fast and careful the men worked.We definitely would recommend.
Little Shepherds Services
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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

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.

Professionals use specialized equipment and techniques to detect asbestos, radon, and VOCs.

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.

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.

Yes, testing professionals typically provide reports with recommendations for safe lead removal.

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