Lead paint inspection · XRF testing · Health Department violation clearance
Know where the lead is before you renovate, rent or move in.
XRF testing reads lead in painted components on site, room by room and component by component. Whether you are a landlord facing an inspection cycle, a family moving into an older home, or an owner about to open up painted walls, the testing comes first — and it determines everything that follows.
Services
Lead evaluation, from a single question to a full assessment
Which of these applies depends on the property, the reason for testing and what your municipality or program requires. Tell us the address and the year built and we will tell you what is worth doing — and what is not.
XRF lead paint inspection
Painted components tested on site with an XRF analyser. Results are read at the property rather than waiting on a laboratory for paint results.
Lead paint inspection reports
Written reports documenting the components tested and the results, prepared for the party that will read them.
Lead risk assessment
Evaluation of the property for lead-based paint hazards, with findings documented for the owner, the program or the health department.
Dust-wipe sampling
Settled lead dust sampled from applicable surfaces and analysed by an accredited laboratory. Used in particular inspection and clearance situations.
NJ rental lead inspections
Inspections for rental dwellings subject to New Jersey’s rental lead requirements. See the note below on why the method varies by town.
Certification where requirements are met
Where inspection and testing demonstrate that the requirements for lead-safe or lead-free certification have been satisfied, the appropriate certification may be available.
Landlords & property managers
New Jersey rental lead inspections
New Jersey requires lead-based paint inspections in most rental dwellings built before 1978, on a cycle tied to tenant turnover and elapsed time. Certain properties are exempt, including those holding a valid lead-free certification.
What to send us
Property address · municipality · year built · number of units · tenant-turnover information · any notice you have received from the town.
What you get back
Confirmation of what applies to that property, a flat price, and a scheduling window — before anyone visits.
If hazards are identified
We hold the abatement licence as well, so remediation and the reconstruction that follows can be handled without finding a second contractor.
Certificates
Lead-safe and lead-free certificates — what they are and why they matter
These two documents come up constantly with landlords, buyers and attorneys, and they are routinely confused with each other.
Lead-safe certificate
Issued where a rental dwelling has been inspected under the applicable New Jersey requirements and the results support certification. It is what a municipality asks a landlord to produce, and it is valid for a defined period before the property comes due again.
Why it matters
- It is what demonstrates compliance to the municipality
- It reduces friction at tenant turnover
- It shows tenants the property has been evaluated
- Non-compliance can carry municipal penalties
Lead-free certificate
A stronger and less common document. Where a full inspection demonstrates that the applicable requirements for lead-free certification have been satisfied, certification may be available — and a lead-free property is generally exempt from the ongoing rental inspection cycle.
Why owners pursue it
- It can end repeat inspection cycles for that property
- It is a genuine selling point to buyers and tenants
- It removes the question permanently rather than periodically
- It supports the property’s appeal in a competitive rental market
Health Department violation clearance
Testing that closes out a violation
Where a municipal health department has issued a lead notice, the file usually closes on documentation — an inspection, a scope of work, the corrective work itself, and clearance testing performed by an appropriately qualified independent provider. We handle the evaluation side, and where remediation is required we hold the abatement licence to perform it.
Independent post-abatement clearance is coordinated with an independent provider when required, so the sign-off on our own abatement work is never our own.
Buyers, families & owners planning work
A home inspection does not tell you which components contain lead-based paint
A standard home inspection assesses condition. It does not identify which painted windows, doors, sills, trim or walls contain lead-based paint — that requires testing. For families with young children moving into an older property, and for owners about to sand, cut or replace painted components, that distinction matters.
XRF testing evaluates painted components throughout the property and tells you exactly where lead is and where it is not. Where the results demonstrate that the requirements for lead-free certification have been satisfied, that certification may be available — but testing does not automatically produce a certificate, and we will not tell you otherwise before we have tested.
Testing before work begins
Testing that decides how a project gets done
Most of our inspection work is not an end in itself — it determines which framework the construction work falls under, which changes the cost, the documentation and the crew.
Before renovation
Testing painted components a renovation will disturb, so the work proceeds under the right framework rather than a guess.
Before abatement
Identifying which specific components carry hazards, so abatement is targeted rather than blanket — usually the difference between a contained scope and an expensive one.
For programs and health departments
Documentation prepared for the party that will review it, whether that is a program administrator or a municipal health department.
Request an inspection
Send the address. We’ll tell you what testing applies.
Year built, the reason for testing, and the municipality is usually enough. If a report or notice already exists, send that too — it often changes what is actually needed.
Useful to include
Direct document upload is being added shortly. Until then, email or call reaches the same place.