Lead Clearances
Lead Clearances
Lead Clearance Examinations
Need to confirm your property is truly lead safe? Cuyahoga Valley Inspections offers professional lead clearance examinations—the essential final step after any lead hazard control work, including abatement, interim controls, or renovations. Our service ensures your home or rental unit meets all local and state requirements for lead safety and is ready for safe occupancy.
What Is a Lead Clearance?
A lead clearance is a two-step process designed to verify that all lead hazards have been properly addressed and that your property is free from dangerous lead dust and debris. This service is required for rental properties built before 1978 in cities like Cleveland and Akron, and is necessary to obtain a Lead Safe Certification.
Our Lead Clearance Process
When you schedule a lead clearance with Cuyahoga Valley Inspections, you can expect:
Visual Assessment:
Our certified clearance technician or risk assessor will thoroughly inspect your property for any signs of deteriorated paint, visible dust, debris, or paint chips. All areas, including floors, windowsills, and exterior spaces, are checked to ensure no hazards remain.Dust Wipe Sampling:
If the property passes the visual inspection, we collect dust wipe samples from key surfaces such as floors and windowsills. These samples are sent to an accredited laboratory for analysis to confirm that lead dust levels are below regulatory limits.Clearance Report:
Once your property passes both the visual and laboratory assessments, you receive a detailed clearance report. This documentation is your proof of compliance and is required for Lead Safe Certification applications
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What to Expect from Your Inspection
Whether you are buying, selling or maintaining your home, Cuyahoga Valley Inspections provides professional and quality service from the moment you call us. Our certified home inspectors will walk through your home with you and teach you as much as you want to learn. We strictly follow the Standards of Practice for home inspectors established by InterNACHI, the leading home inspection association.
After we walk through the home together, we will explain the general condition of the home and systems with you and your agent. We will talk through any major issues that need to be addressed sooner rather than later. We will also mention the items that you will want to keep an eye on for deferred maintenance. All of this will be detailed in our easy-to-read report, which will be delivered in HTML and/or PDF format. From that report, you will be able to see the items we discussed, with images for reference. In addition, our home inspections include complementary floorplans.
Cuyahoga Valley Inspections thoroughly inspects and reports on the following:
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
Foundations, grading & drainage, basements, walkways, and floor, wall and ceiling structures.
ROOFING
Roof coverings, drainage systems, flashings and skylights, chimneys and other roof penetrations.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Service entrance and panels, branch circuits, connected devices and fixtures, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and making sure your outlets are GFCI-protected.
PLUMBING
Fixtures and faucets, water supply systems, drain, waste and vent systems, water heater, vents, flues and chimneys, and any sump pumps or fuel storage and distribution systems.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
Heating and cooling equipment, ducts, vents and flues.
APPLIANCES
Dishwasher, garbage disposal, range hood, range or oven, cooktop, microwave, trash compactor, bathroom exhaust fans, garage door operator, and other built-in appliances.
