Lead paint removal in Maryland, done to the letter of the law.
Testing, removal, and rental certificates for pre-1978 homes. Published pricing, MDE-accredited crews, and the paperwork handled end to end.
- Free written quote
- MDE-accredited abatement crews
- Independent clearance testing
- Certificates before your next lease
Prefer to talk? Call (301) 610-3977. A Rockville number, answered about Rockville houses.
the year lead paint was banned; older homes are covered stock
pre-1978 rental units in Montgomery County under the Maryland lead law
a covered rental needs a current risk reduction certificate
Every tenant turnover in a pre-1978 unit needs a current certificate.
Maryland’s lead law makes the inspection and risk reduction certificate a condition of renting the unit at all. We run the whole cycle on your schedule, from registration through clearance, so the vacancy stays short.
From first test to final certificate.
Lead paint testing and XRF surveys
Know before you spend. An XRF survey maps which surfaces actually carry lead and what condition they are in, so the quote treats real hazards instead of guesses.
Rental turnover compliance
The full Maryland cycle: MDE registration, inspection at change of occupancy, accredited correction of anything that fails, clearance dust testing, and the certificate in your hand before the lease starts.
Lead paint removal and abatement
Component replacement, wet scraping, chemical stripping, and enclosure, done under containment by MDE-accredited crews, verified by independent clearance testing.
Peeling and chipping paint response
Deteriorated paint in a pre-1978 home is the hazard the law exists for. We stabilize it fast, document the fix, and get the dust levels verified.
Renovation support on pre-1978 homes
Testing before the trades open walls, lead-safe practices during, and clearance after, so a remodel does not contaminate the house it is improving.
Encapsulation and interim controls
Where surfaces are sound and non-friction, sealing them properly costs a fraction of removal. We say so when it is the right answer.
Rockville’s older neighborhoods are exactly where this matters.
Lincoln Park, East Rockville, the West End, and Twinbrook were built decades before the 1978 ban, and the city’s rental stock reaches from subdivided older houses near the Metro to garden apartments along the Pike. The City of Rockville licenses rentals on top of the state rules, so a covered unit here answers to both. Where the paint is intact, most homes need far less work than owners fear; where it is peeling on old windows and trim, the fix is specific and priceable.
Nobody else in this market publishes prices for any of it. We do: single-room and component work typically runs $1,700 to $5,000, most rental compliance jobs land between $2,500 and $6,000, and full interior abatement runs $8,000 to $15,000. The cost guide carries the whole table, and your written quote itemizes against the same numbers.
Three steps, tested first, verified last.
Tell us about the property
Address and year built, whether it is a rental, and what prompted the call: a turnover, a notice, peeling paint, or a renovation.
Test first, then a written quote
Surfaces get tested before anything is priced. The quote itemizes each component against the ranges published on our cost page, and a unit likely to pass inspection is told exactly that.
Accredited work, clearance, certificate
MDE-accredited crews do the correction, an independent inspector runs clearance dust testing, and you end with the paperwork that proves the unit is right.
Rockville and the county’s older housing, corner to corner.
Each area page covers its own housing stock honestly: what era it is, what fails inspection there, and what the fix costs. The Montgomery County guide covers the law itself.
Find out what your property actually needs.
Testing first, a written quote against published prices, and a straight answer when no work is needed at all.