How can you tell if your well water is bad?

• <div><p>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.</p></div>

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Q: Do services include remediation recommendations?

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

Q: How do I prepare for lead testing?

• <div><p>Avoid disturbing suspected lead-containing materials and follow professional guidance on sample collection.</p></div>

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: Can you sell a house with lead paint?

• <div><p>You can sell a house with lead paint, but there are several requirements. If you are aware that lead paint exists anywhere in the home, you must disclose that to potential buyers. Required home inspections will often uncover lead paint, especially for older houses where lead paint may still be a problem. If you have taken steps to encapsulate lead, you should provide buyers with full documentation of the project so it won&rsquo;t cause any problems later on.</p></div>

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Chris removed a large pine tree that fell from my neighbor's yard into mine that took up most of my back yard. He is very professional and gets the job done right. His pricing is competitive and fair. He takes the extra mile too. I am hiring him again to handle lawn clean-up and maintenance. ...
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Reviewed in December 2024
Customer service was outstanding prices was excellent the team yet above and beyond for me during a hard time woukd definitely recommend got trash to anyone needing junk removal or trash removal services
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Reviewed in August 2024
Very prompt and professional. I will hire them again and again.
All-Star Home Aesthetics
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Reviewed in November 2023
Expert service and knowledge of our problem. Fast service with removal and taking care of our mold problem. They cleaned up after their work and it is nice to know that my house was tested and the problem was taken care of in a timely manner so that we can have a mold free home.
Vanguard Air Solutions, LLC
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Reviewed in May 2023
Hunter, the owner of the business, could not have been anymore helpful, conscientious, professional, thorough and detailed, and very knowledgeable about mold. I liked that his company tests only and does not remediate . He had the most up-to-date equipment to provide accurate testing. He...
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Reviewed in April 2023
This company was great to work with. They were reasonably priced, prompt, communicative, and provided a great service. I will definitely hire them for my next tree removal.
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Reviewed in October 2022
Great work with complete removal and stump grinding. They removed 4 very large and one medium tree from very small spaces in the front and back yard. Efficient and absolutely no damage and the stumps are gone!!! This is the company to hire!!
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Reviewed in September 2022
My old garbage disposal was replaced immediately and and work was done professionally and promptly.
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Reviewed in December 2021
I was pleasantly surprised that they took care of our lawn leaf removal promptly. Good communication too.
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Reviewed in July 2021
Responsive to query, friendly, and explained the scope of the job clearly and did a thorough job removing the poison oak along our fence line.
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Benjamin Bear Associates / O.L. TURNER & Sons Inc.

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Serving Callaway, VA and surrounding areas

In business since 1968

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"He showed up on time but, didn't get done what I wanted done in the time that I bought from the big deal. I think it should have taken him two hours. It was easy to schedule."

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Lead Testing and Removal questions, answered by experts

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

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.

Avoid disturbing suspected lead-containing materials and follow professional guidance on sample collection.

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.

You can sell a house with lead paint, but there are several requirements. If you are aware that lead paint exists anywhere in the home, you must disclose that to potential buyers. Required home inspections will often uncover lead paint, especially for older houses where lead paint may still be a problem. If you have taken steps to encapsulate lead, you should provide buyers with full documentation of the project so it won’t cause any problems later on.

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