Lead Removal and Abatement

Lead is a highly toxic material that could be inside your home or commercial property. For that reason, you’ll want to contact a lead abatement contractor if you feel like your house could fall into a high-risk category.

The reason why lead is so dangerous is that you can’t see it. This material could be in the paint on your walls or inside your pipes without you knowing.

Lead isn’t dangerous to the touch, but it can make you very sick if you inhale or ingest it. Typically, lead enters the air inside a home when the homeowner disturbs the paint by drilling, sanding, or cutting walls with lead paint. According to San Diego Environment Services Department, twenty-eight percent of those poisoned by lead in San Diego have lead-based paint or dust in their homes.

Just because you have lead paint in your home doesn’t mean you have to live with it permanently. Birchall Restoration provides lead abatement services in San Diego County and throughout the rest of Southern California, ensuring you can remove the lead from your home safely and efficiently. Give us a call at 760-728-8735 to learn more.

Where Lead Could Be Present

Lead paint is the most common place you’ll find this hazardous material inside your home, as it was commonly used before 1978.

However, lead could also be present in pipes, stucco, and tiles in older homes, as it was utilized in metals and other materials.

If you’re at all concerned about having lead in your home, the team at Birchall Restoration should be your first call. We’re standing by at 760-728-8735 and have the lead abatement training and licensing necessary to remove this material from your residence safely.  Areas that we service include: San Diego and Riverside Counties including Fallbrook, Bonsall, Temecula, National City, Chula Vista, Escondido, Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Jolla, Del Mar, and Oceanside.

The Dangers of Lead

Lead is a highly toxic material that can lead to various neurological disorders and cancers. It can also cause problems with your organs, particularly when you have repeated exposures over time.

Your body naturally eliminates lead, but your system can’t keep up when you’re encountering it regularly. In these situations, you could begin experiencing symptoms like:

• Headaches
• Muscle pain
• Fatigue
• Weakness
• Stomach pain
• Irritability
• Weight loss

Babies can also experience pre-term birth, reduced birth weights, and decreased cognitive ability when their mothers are exposed to lead.

In severe cases, kidney failure and cancer could arise through lead exposure.

You won’t want to leave anything to chance when it comes to lead. Contact Birchall Restoration to start the lead removal process at your home today.

When You Should Have Your Home Assessed

There are a few scenarios where you should undoubtedly have your home inspected for lead.

For starters, if you have children and live in a home constructed before 1978, you’ll want to hire a professional contractor to inspect the property.

Likewise, if your children are diagnosed with lead poisoning, it likely occurred because of lead paint in your home, and you’ll want the issue remedies right away.

Going through with a lead inspection is essential if you’re planning to remodel and live in an older home because any alterations you make to your walls could disturb this paint, creating dust and chips.

Use your common sense, and if you feel like your home is in a high-risk category, get the team at Birchall Restoration to have a look and put your mind at ease.

Hiring a Lead Abatement Contractor

Always go with a certified lead abatement contractor like the team at Birchall Restoration when removing this toxic material from your property. We’re standing by at 760-728-8735 to start the process as soon as possible.