
Lead hazards checked before a first baby
Example project
- Home
- Split-level house in Round Rock built in 1972, about 2,000 sq ft
- Original request
- Know whether the house has any lead hazards before a baby arrives
- Testing
- Paint readings, wipe samples of floor and sill dust, and outside soil samples
- Finding in this example
- Lead paint on the stair railings and the paneled wainscot; floor dust high on the landing; soil clear
- Timeline
- Three to four hours on site; lab results and the report in about a week
- Cost
- $850
In this example, a couple expecting their first baby owns a split-level Round Rock house built in 1972, a few years before lead paint for homes was banned. They do not plan any work; they just want to know what is there before the baby starts crawling.



