Showing posts with label Lead Paint Disclosure Laws. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lead Paint Disclosure Laws. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Charlotte Remodeling Project - Do You Know if Your Home has Lead Paint or Asbestos?

Charlotte lead paint testing from Get The Lead Out. Are you remodeling a Charlotte home that was built prior to 1978?  If you are, do you know the new rules for remodeling a house that may have lead paint or asbestos?  Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children.

Get The Lead Out® is a supporter and proponent of having EPA-certified construction and renovation companies work on your home’s remodeling project if they will disturb lead paint!  Under the current EPA rule, contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination.

If you are a homeowner performing renovation, repair, or painting work in your own home, EPA's rule does not cover your project. However, you have the ultimate responsibility for the safety of your family or children in your care!

Get The Lead Out® can help.  We have provided professional, reliable expert lead paint testing since 1993. Charlotte lead paint testing and removal from Get The Lead Out. Our basic $350 lead paint test for a typical  2,000 sq.ft. house will uncover any lead paint within your home.  You will receive an easy-to-read, comprehensive report of our findings.  If we do find traces of lead paint within your house, we will also offer you plans on dealing with it.

It pays for you to know if you have dangerous lead paint in your home before any remodeling or renovation work is performed.  Just be safe!  Call Get The Lead Out® at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz and we will talk with you about lead paint testing and schedule your home’s test!



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Thursday, May 19, 2011

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

Lead paint inspection report_Page_01 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.

Niton_Testing_GunGet 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 Outlead-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.

Lead paint inspection report_Page_05 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.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

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 lead_paint1 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 

New EPA rules govern the treatment of lead paint found in homes.
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? 

Keep our children safe from poisonous lead paint in older homes.

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!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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 lead_paint1 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 

New EPA rules govern the treatment of lead paint found in homes.
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? 

Keep our children safe from poisonous lead paint in older homes.

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!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Charlotte Realtors and Charlotte Real Estate Agents Want You to Know More About Lead Paint Testing and the Lead Paint Disclosure Laws!

Get The Lead Out is the leading lead-based paint testing and removal company in Charlotte.  We work closely with individual GTLO Twitter Logo homeowners, apartment communities, government housing agencies, individual Charlotte realtors and Charlotte real estate agents to help educate homeowners and renters about lead-based paint and lead paint disclosure laws.

Congress passed the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, also known as Title X, to protect families from exposure to lead from paint, dust, and soil. Section 1018 of this law directed HUD and EPA to require the disclosure of known information on lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards before the sale or lease of most housing built before 1978.

Why is this important in Charlotte?  Because we have thousands of homes, condos, townhomes and apartment communities that were built before 1978!  And Get The Lead Out has performed thousands of lead paint testing and lead removal jobs on older homes around Charlotte.  We work with Charlotte realtors and Charlotte real estate agents to help them understand about the laws protecting homeowners and renters about the hidden dangers of lead-based paint and lead paint.

HUD Logo The US Department of Housing and Urban Development works hard to help educate the community about lead paint.  See their latest brochure on protecting your family from the dangers of lead-based paint.

Also visit the US Department of Housing and Urban Development website for more information on the Lead Paint Disclosure Laws and how they exist to protect homeowners and renters.

Get The Lead Out in Charlotte can help Charlotte realtors and Charlotte real estate agents in complying with the Lead Paint Disclosure Laws as well with lead paint testing services should there be a need.  Call Get The Lead Out at 704-376-3594 or email peteh@gettheleadout.biz.