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King Consultants

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36 years of experience

For over forty years, King Consultants has been serving our clients environmental needs and offering a broad range of services. With staff that specializes in Asbestos, Mold and Water Damage, Lead, ESA inspections, Civil and Blast Engineering, Indoor Air Quality, and Hazardous Material Management, among numerous other environmental hazards, King Consultants is equipped to respond and handle any environmental, engineering, institutional, industrial, or commercially related needs.

For over forty years, King Consultants has been serving our clients environmental needs and offering a broad range of services. With staff that specializes in Asbestos, Mold and Water Damage, Lead, ESA inspections, Civil and Blast Engineering, Indoor Air Quality, and Hazardous Material Management, among numerous other environmental hazards, King Consultants is equipped to respond and handle any environmental, engineering, institutional, industrial, or commercially related needs.

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24 years of experience

Friendly service, competitive pricing & quality workmanship are what define PaintWaco. Tired of paying more and getting less? Time to trust your project to the home maintenance professionals, who will work with you to get the project done to your liking, on time, and at a price you can afford. Servicing the Waco & surrounding area including China Spring, Elm Mott, Gholson, Woodway, Hewitt, Lorena, Moody, Fairfield, Crawford, Clifton, McGregor, Gatesville, Valley Mills,& Bellmead.

Friendly service, competitive pricing & quality workmanship are what define PaintWaco. Tired of paying more and getting less? Time to trust your project to the home maintenance professionals, who will work with you to get the project done to your liking, on time, and at a price you can afford. Servicing the Waco & surrounding area including China Spring, Elm Mott, Gholson, Woodway, Hewitt, Lorena, Moody, Fairfield, Crawford, Clifton, McGregor, Gatesville, Valley Mills,& Bellmead.

Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

“Testing” can start with your senses: Assessing your water’s appearance, taste, and smell can all be good first steps. The best way to know for sure what’s going on with your water is to use a well water testing kit, which can tell you about the specific levels of bacteria, dissolved solids, and hardness of your water with precision. Have a pro test your well water at least once per year.

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. 

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.

Some of the signs that could mean your water is contaminated, such as cloudiness or bubbliness, could also be non-problems that don’t affect your water’s potability. However, if your water smells or tastes strange, it’s a good idea to stop drinking it and test it immediately. If your well water is contaminated, the best way to discover that is to test it.

Testing typically costs between $200 and $600, depending on the number of samples and laboratory analysis.

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