Lead paint testing in Peoria, AZ
Lead paint testing in Peoria centers on Old Town, the townsite first mapped in 1897, because roughly nine of every ten Peoria homes went up in 1980 or later.
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Where lead paint testing matters in Peoria
Albert and Elizabeth Straw became Peoria’s first residents in 1886, and many of the settlers who followed came from Peoria, Illinois. Peoria incorporated in 1954. Old Town, the blocks around 83rd Avenue and Washington Street near Grand Avenue, still has houses built between 1905 and the late 1940s, and several are on the Peoria Register of Historic Places.
Away from Old Town, the houses are far newer. The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey puts the median Peoria home at 1999, so for most addresses in the city a lead test isn’t needed.
What we test in Peoria
In Peoria we inspect pre-1978 houses for buyers and sellers, test older rental units before a new lease, and check Old Town homes before restoration or repainting. When the work is done we take dust wipe samples, and we sample soil in the play areas and gardens around older houses.
Lead Based Paint Inspections
A surface-by-surface investigation to determine the presence of lead-based paint, and a report explaining the results.
Limited Lead Testing
Testing narrowed down to the sections of a home that the homeowner or contractor specifies.
Soil Sampling
Soil sampling for lead contamination in the soil surrounding a house.
Dust Wipe Clearance
Dust wipe sampling to find out whether the dust in your home contains lead.
Peoria questions
Can you test a house on the Peoria historic register without damaging it?
Yes. The analyzer takes its reading through the paint, so nothing is chipped off historic trim, doors or window frames, and every surface tested gets its own line in the report.
We’re buying an older house near Old Town Peoria. When should we schedule the test?
Right after the offer is accepted. On a house built before 1978, the seller has to give you 10 days to have it checked for lead before you’re bound to buy, and the inspection needs to happen inside that window. Buyers can waive it in writing, so don’t sign a waiver if you plan to test.
Lead testing in Peoria
Give us a call, or send the address and what you need tested.