Lead Inspections
Lead is a known toxin that can impair children's development and have effects lasting into adulthood and other materials in the home can trigger allergic responses and asthma.
HUD's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule: Effective October 01, 2010
The Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
HUD is awarding grants in the following programs:
| Grant Program | Funding Awarded |
| Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control | $69,034,591 |
| Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program | $48,000,000 |
| Lead Outreach Grants | $1,184,386 |
| Healthy Homes Technical Studies Grants | $326,962 |
| TOTAL: $118,545,939 |
Have you received any of these funds to make your home a healthier happier home?
Contact us, we can help you determine if you are eligible to receive these grant dollars
Lead has long been recognized as a harmful environmental pollutant. In late 1991, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services called lead the "number one environmental threat to the health of children in the United States."
Lead is most commonly found in house paint, drinking water, soil, ceramics.
What is lead and Why was it ever used? It is a highly toxic metal found in small amounts in the earth's crust. Because of its abundance, low cost, and physical properties like durability, flexibility, lead and lead compounds have been used in a wide variety of products including paint, ceramics, pipes, solders, gasoline, batteries, and cosmetics
Health Effects of Exposure to Lead
Lead affects practically all systems within the body. At high levels it can cause convulsions, coma, and even death. Lower levels of lead can adversely affect the brain, central nervous system, blood cells, and kidneys.
The effects of lead exposure on fetuses and young children can be severe. They include delays in physical and mental development, lower IQ levels, shortened attention spans, and increased behavioral problems. Fetuses, infants, and children are more vulnerable to lead exposure than adults since lead is more easily absorbed into growing bodies, and the tissues of small children are more sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. Children may have higher exposures since they are more likely to get lead dust on their hands and then put their fingers or other lead-contaminated objects into their mouths.
We are trained and certified in lead assessments and removal.
First steps are to take samples of the building, we send them to a lab, if the results are positive for lead we will assist you in deciding the healthiest and most cost effective way to reduce the exposure to the lead.