Charlotte Lead Paint Testing Company Offers $350 Basic Lead Paint Test!

Charlotte lead-based paint testing company Get The Lead Out® has been offering Charlotte residents, apartment communities, businesses, real estate agents, and government agencies professional lead-paint testing services since 1993.

A basic, professional lead-based paint inspection with Get The Lead Out® starts at $350 for a home under 2,000 total square feet.  Our $350 basic lead paint test includes professional testing with one of our licensed, experienced Lead Assessors, along with a comprehensive inspection report that will contain the lead-based paint findings from your home presented in language that you can understand.  Our testing protocol will uncover any lead paint found in your house.

Lead-based paint has become one of our country’s most highly-regulated environmental issues. Because of its widespread use, lead-based paint may be  found in residential, public, commercial, and industrial structures. Get The Lead Out®, one of the pioneering companies in the field of lead paint testing, is known throughout the country for our expertise.

Around the Greater Charlotte area, we have inspected thousands of homes and buildings for lead paint.  Our area has beautiful, historic, older neighborhoods like Myers Park, Fourth Ward, Elizabeth, Dilworth, Southend and Noda, just to name a few.  So many of these homes were painted years ago using lead-based paint.  We’ve inspected so many of these homes.

To learn more and schedule your $350 basic lead paint test for a home under 2,000 square feet, call Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.  If you have a larger home, we can give you a cost estimate for a lead paint test as well.  The $350 basic lead-based paint test is an affordable measure to take to give you peace of mind that your home is safe and free of lead paint toxicity and harm.  Get The Lead Out® can give you that comfortable peace of mind!  We look forward to meeting with and working with you at your home.

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What is in a Charlotte Lead-based Paint Inspection Report?

Get The Lead Out™  is the leading Charlotte lead-based paint inspection, testing and abatement company serving residential, commercial and government agency customers.  Our biggest questions are, “What is contained inside my lead-based paint inspection report,” and, “How much does a typical lead paint inspection cost?”

Our Get The Lead Out™ basic lead-based paint inspection report is a comprehensive, professional report compiled by our trained, experienced and licensed Lead Assessors and Lead Risk Assessors.  A typical basic report contains as much as 40+ pages of information about the testing “shots” and positive results “shots” that were taken in your home or building.

The goal of each lead test and inspection is to determine whether your home or building contains any traces or amounts of dangerous lead paint.  Our inspection reports detail our findings, including showing you the locations, supported by actual photos and testing results, where lead was documented in your home or building.

Get The Lead Out™ lead inspectors and assessors use handheld Thermo Scientific* Niton XLp 300 Series analyzers.  These sensitive pieces of scientific, electronic tools set the industry standard with unparalleled performance for residential lead paint inspection.  Our testing guns average close to $17,000 each and they quickly identify and quantify lead in virtually all sample types: paint, consumer goods, soil, sediment, dust, air, and more.  It’s the training, knowledge and experience of our lead assessors that compile, analyze and present the findings in a manner that includes risks and solutions.

A Get The Lead Out™ lead-based paint inspection report contains a detailed description of your property, a reference drawing, untested components of your property, a discussion of results, conclusions, our testing procedure, a description of the testing equipment, an explanation of our sample numbering, and data on our quality control process.

Here is a sample statement from a recent lead-based paint inspection report for a residence:

Get the Lead Out™ determined that there is intact positive (=/ >1.0 mg/cm2) lead-based paint on the property.

A copy of the summary found in Section 3 must be provided to new purchasers and tenants of this property under Federal law (24 CFR part 35 and 40 CFR part 745) before they become obligated under a sales contract or lease. The complete report must also be provided to new purchasers and it must be made available to new tenants.

How much does a basic lead-based paint inspection cost from Get The Lead Out™?  A basic, professional lead-based paint inspection starts at $350 for a home under 2,000 total square feet.  Our testing protocol will uncover any lead found in your house.

For more information about lead-based paint testing and to schedule your test, please call Get The Lead Out™ at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.

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Charlotte Realtor Update - Lead Paint Laws for Home Sellers & Buyers!

Lead paint in homes and the resulting environmental and personal health hazards have been in the news for home buyers and sellers. In the Charlotte area, we have many homes built PRIOR to 1978. These are the homes that benefit from lead paint inspections before being listed for selling or being purchased by a new homeowner.

Why would a seller have their home inspected for lead paint?

If their home was built prior to 1978, it is recommended that the seller have a professional lead paint inspection.  Home buyers will want to know if the house contains lead paint.  Pre-1978 homes trend toward larger remodeling and renovation projects when they are sold.  These projects can generate lead dust and soil contamination that are dangerous for children and other occupants.  Lead paint disclosure is now more important than ever!

The New EPA Renovate, Remodel & Paint (RRP) Rule of 2010 

The EPA issued a rule meant to reduce the generation of lead dust and lead soil hazards during home construction projects conducted by contractors.  Since April 22, 2010, the EPA has required all contractors performing renovation, repair, and painting projects in homes built before 1978 to determine if they will be disturbing any lead-based paint.  If lead paint is present, the contractor must be certified and follow specific lead safe work practices to prevent lead contamination of the home environment.

Why would a home buyer want to know if a house has lead paint? 

Home buyers should ask about the presence of lead paint in any pre-1978 home that they are considering buying.  If renovation, remodeling, and painting would disturb lead paint, they would need to hire a contractor trained and certified to follow lead-safe practices.  Even if buyers are not planning to do any remodeling, they should still be concerned about the presence of lead paint in their house.  Children can ingest lead from paint chips and normal household dust, causing damage to their brains and nervous systems.  Knowing where lead paint is located can allow the homeowner to protect their family by stabilizing it.

This update was sent to you to help you understand more about possible lead paint contamination in Charlotte properties that you might either help sell or help somebody buy.

If you would like to learn more about lead paint inspections or the EPA rulings on lead paint in remodeling, please contact Pete Hubicki at Get The Lead Out.  We are available to provide “Question & Answer” or educational seminars for small or large groups on the issues of lead paint, lead paint dangers, lead paint in remodeling, and lead paint health concerns for small children.

Contact:  Pete Hubicki, Principal Scientist, Get The Lead Out, 704-376-3594 or peteh@gettheheadout.biz.  Thank you for helping to educate home buyers and sellers about the safety and dangers of lead paint!

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Charlotte Realtor Update - Lead Paint Laws for Home Sellers & Buyers!

Lead paint in homes and the resulting environmental and personal health hazards have been in the news for home buyers and sellers. In the Charlotte area, we have many homes built PRIOR to 1978. These are the homes that benefit from lead paint inspections before being listed for selling or being purchased by a new homeowner.

Why would a seller have their home inspected for lead paint?

If their home was built prior to 1978, it is recommended that the seller have a professional lead paint inspection.  Home buyers will want to know if the house contains lead paint.  Pre-1978 homes trend toward larger remodeling and renovation projects when they are sold.  These projects can generate lead dust and soil contamination that are dangerous for children and other occupants.  Lead paint disclosure is now more important than ever!

The New EPA Renovate, Remodel & Paint (RRP) Rule of 2010 

The EPA issued a rule meant to reduce the generation of lead dust and lead soil hazards during home construction projects conducted by contractors.  Since April 22, 2010, the EPA has required all contractors performing renovation, repair, and painting projects in homes built before 1978 to determine if they will be disturbing any lead-based paint.  If lead paint is present, the contractor must be certified and follow specific lead safe work practices to prevent lead contamination of the home environment.

Why would a home buyer want to know if a house has lead paint? 

Home buyers should ask about the presence of lead paint in any pre-1978 home that they are considering buying.  If renovation, remodeling, and painting would disturb lead paint, they would need to hire a contractor trained and certified to follow lead-safe practices.  Even if buyers are not planning to do any remodeling, they should still be concerned about the presence of lead paint in their house.  Children can ingest lead from paint chips and normal household dust, causing damage to their brains and nervous systems.  Knowing where lead paint is located can allow the homeowner to protect their family by stabilizing it.

This update was sent to you to help you understand more about possible lead paint contamination in Charlotte properties that you might either help sell or help somebody buy.

If you would like to learn more about lead paint inspections or the EPA rulings on lead paint in remodeling, please contact Pete Hubicki at Get The Lead Out.  We are available to provide “Question & Answer” or educational seminars for small or large groups on the issues of lead paint, lead paint dangers, lead paint in remodeling, and lead paint health concerns for small children.

Contact:  Pete Hubicki, Principal Scientist, Get The Lead Out, 704-376-3594 or peteh@gettheheadout.biz.  Thank you for helping to educate home buyers and sellers about the safety and dangers of lead paint!

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