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Lead-Safe Inspections

Do you live in a home built before 1978?

Are you buying a home built before 1978?

Are you investing in a home built before 1978?

When investing in Toledo, Ohio, you want to know everything about the property you're investing in. A great way to find out if a property has a Lead Hazard Control Order is through the Ohio Department of Health webpage about lead. On the webpage, you'll find a link so you can look up all Toledo, Ohio properties with a Lead Hazard Control Order.

What is a Lead Hazard Control Order?

In Ohio, the owners have refused to comply with an order from the Ohio Department of Health or its delegated local board of health to correct known lead hazards.

As a result of their non-compliance, property owners have been issued an order to vacate these properties because they contain known lead hazards and have been declared unsafe for human occupation, especially for children younger than six years old and pregnant women. This means that no person should be living in these properties until the identified lead hazards have been corrected, the properties pass a clearance examination, and the lead hazard control order has been lifted by the Ohio Department of Health or its delegated local board of health.

If you have any questions, please contact the Ohio Department of Health or its delegated local board of health. Contact information is provided with each property listed on the Ohio Department of Health webpage about lead. This list of properties with known lead hazards is updated daily.

1978 is a very important date when you’re talking about lead paint.

Whether you’re purchasing a home for yourself or as an investment, you need to know if there’s a lead paint hazard before you purchase your home. Lead poisoning is preventable and it’s critical for the health of your home, for your family, and any visitors.

I’m Anthony Weaver… a Lead Risk Assessor with the LeadpaintDetectives.com based in Toledo, OH. It’s worth noting that lead paint is still manufactured and utilized in commercial and industrial usage. However, in 1978 lead paint was banned for residential use, schools, and daycares. Properties built before 1978 have a high likelihood that lead paint is present. The older the home is, the more likelihood lead paint was used.

The Lead Paint Detectives are here to help you understand what lead paint hazards there might be. A simple brochure, when you purchase the home that says there may be lead paint, isn’t enough information to go by and what the hazards might actually be. You want to know if lead paint will be a huge issue in that home.

The Lead Paint Detectives will help you understand what the problems are, what needs to be corrected, and how to keep your investment healthy and Lead-Safe. It’s important to know now, before you make your purchase and help stop lead poisoning.

Just as you would get a home inspection, you should get a Lead-Safe Visual Pre-Inspection from the Lead Paint Detectives. This inspection comes with a report that shows you the items that need to be addressed. The Visual Inspection includes the exterior and interior of a home, and the exterior of outbuildings, like garages, sheds, and including fences.

During the inspection, I’ll help you understand if you need interim controls or abatement on that home.

The Lead Paint Detectives Lead-Safe Visual Pre-Inspection is an inexpensive way to find out the costs you could incur to fix the issues.

The Lead Paint Detectives also have other tools in their toolbox to find invisible lead dust. You can also choose to have a lead dust sampling inspection which is called a Dust Wipe Inspection. This includes a lab analysis to find out how much lead dust contamination there is.

Investors, parents, and anyone who wants to know if they have lead paint issues should contact me. I’ve personally been on lead poisoning cases all over Northwest Ohio including Perrysburg, Maumee, Whitehouse, Toledo, and more. Contact the Lead Paint Detectives. For our website LeadPaintDetectives.com. You can find us on Facebook, YouTube, or you can call or email.

We’re here to help.