Visual lead inspections require an inspector to visit your property at a designated time and place. Testing is required in each livable room of the house, including the kitchen and bathrooms. If chipping paint or dust is visible, the inspector will provide you with a list of areas that need mitigation. A return visit will be necessary to re-inspect these deficient areas. Once the visual inspection is passed (i.e., no chipping or peeling paint is visible), samples will be taken and sent to the laboratory for analysis.
Only laboratories approved by Maryland Department of the Environment can be used for sample analysis. Standard processing time is 5 business days. (weekends are not counted)
Need it faster? Rush Service 48 hours after samples collected should be selected Add $50.00 to total.
If a unit fails the lead limits required for certification, a return visit by an inspector will be required at a reduced rate of $50 plus lab fees. The law requires that if a room is found to have higher than allowed lead dust levels, then 2 samples must be taken on the return visit. The extra sample will come from the floor.
Pricing
- VISUAL INSPECTIONS $175/residential unit
- Lab Fees $12.50/test tube Average 8 test tubes/ home.
- XRF lead Free $499/ unit (volume discounts for 3-5 units , 5 to 10 units)
- Visual Inspection Return Visit $50/retest
- Return Visit Lab Frees $12.50 / sample analysis
- 1 Floor and 1 Window Sill Sample Required/ Failed Room
LAB RESULTS
Your results will be released to you via email once your payment has been made. Please pay invoice sent to your email same day your samples are collected. Thank you.