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Here’s an example scenario: a landlord in Augusta owns three rental houses, all built in the early 1960s. He’s rented them for years without mentioning lead paint to any tenant. He doesn’t think much of it because he’s never tested and doesn’t know for sure whether lead paint is present. Then a tenant’s child is […]
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Here’s an example scenario: a remodeling contractor in Augusta replaces windows in a 1971 colonial. He removes the old window frames with a reciprocating saw, sands the casings, and cleans up with a shop vac. Standard procedure for any window replacement. Except the paint on those casings tested positive for lead at 1.8 mg/cm2, well
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Here’s an example scenario: a two-year-old in an Augusta neighborhood spends most of her day on the floor, doing what two-year-olds do: crawling, putting her hands in her mouth, chewing on window sills. The house was built in the 1960s. The paint around the windows has been chipping for years, creating a fine dust that
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Here’s an example scenario: a couple in Augusta closes on a 1965 ranch home. Six months later, their toddler’s routine blood test comes back with elevated lead levels. The pediatrician asks about paint condition in the home. The parents notice peeling paint around window sills in the child’s bedroom. They go back through their closing
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Why Lead Paint Testing Before Renovation Is So Important Planning to tear out old cabinets? Knock down a wall? Replace vintage windows? If your home was built before 1978, one of the most important steps you can take—before any dust starts flying—is scheduling lead paint testing before renovation. Why? Because lead-based paint was widely used
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What’s the Big Deal with Lead Paint? If your home was built before 1978, there’s a decent chance lead-based paint could be hiding on your walls—especially under newer layers. In fact, the EPA estimates about 87% of homes built before 1940 have some form of lead-based paint, and even 24% of homes built between 1960
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