It’s vitally important to complete all your inspection preps thoroughly prior to a Lead Dust Wipe inspection.
It is recommended that all animals be temporarily removed from the dwelling prior to “touch-up” cleaning, and during the inspection. Animals may carry lead dust on their feet or fur, and may otherwise impact the inspector’s ability to properly perform the test.
The entire dwelling area will be visually inspected prior to the dust wipe inspection.
Even though a basement or attic area may be inaccessible to occupants, please make sure its accessible to the inspector for the visual inspection, even though no wipe testing will be done in these areas.
Any attics/basements that are directly accessible from within the dwelling unit which are “locked off” must be made accessible for visual inspection, even though these areas will not be wipe tested.
Lead dust wipe samples may be taken on window sills, wells and floors at the discretion of the inspector.
If no window is present in a room, a floor area may still be tested.
The better you are prepared, the more likelihood of reaching success.
