Lead Testing

Safe Home Environmental uses the EPA-certified D-Lead test kit to verify the presence of lead in a property.  It is not uncommon to find homes built prior to 1978 in and around the downtown areas of Missoula & Ravalli Counties.  Those homes may contain lead-based paint.
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Oftentimes in those older homes, they have been painted over with newer paints that encapsulate the lead-based paint.  If you have a concern, it is possible to use the D-Lead test to determine if there is lead-based paint underneath.
This test does require the use of a blade to make a small cut through the top layers of paint to get down to the substrate.  Once that is done the test kit can be used to check for lead-based paint.
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Performing this test does require the permission of the owner of the property due to the destructive nature of the test.