Asbestos & lead paint surveys
Before a wall comes down, somebody has to know what's in it. That's the work — sampling, mapping, and a report that holds up with the permitting authority and with whoever reads it after you.
Pre-demolition & pre-renovation surveys
Washington requires a good-faith inspection for asbestos before most demolition and renovation work. The local air authority won't accept a notification without one, which means the survey isn't a formality — it's the thing standing between you and a permit.
A survey covers the full scope of what's being disturbed: walking the structure, identifying suspect materials, grouping them into homogeneous areas, sampling to the required density, and reporting quantities and locations in a form an abatement contractor can actually bid from.
What's included
- Site walk and identification of suspect asbestos-containing materials
- Homogeneous area determination and bulk sampling
- Lead-based paint inspection where paint will be disturbed
- Laboratory analysis through accredited labs, with chain of custody
- Material inventory with quantities, locations, condition, and photographs
- Findings written for the permit file and for the contractor bidding the removal
Lead-based paint inspections
Pre-1978 buildings carry a real probability of lead paint, and disturbing it triggers its own set of rules. Inspection identifies where lead is present and at what levels, so renovation work can be scoped and performed correctly rather than discovered mid-job.
Combined asbestos and lead
On most older buildings both questions arrive together, and running them as one mobilization costs less than two. The reporting comes back combined, with each hazard's findings kept distinct so the abatement scopes stay clean.
Turnaround
Field work is usually a single day for a typical structure. Laboratory turnaround drives the rest — standard analysis runs a few business days, and rush analysis is available when a permit timeline or a closing date demands it. Tell me the date you're working toward and I'll tell you honestly whether it's achievable.
No abatement, by design
Cadence performs no removal work. Nothing in a survey is a lead-in to a job I'd bid on, which is exactly why the findings are worth what they cost.
Who this is for
General contractors, demolition contractors, property owners and managers, architects scoping a renovation, and buyers doing diligence on an older building.
Homeowner instead?
If it's a single room or a single material in your own house, the homeowner page covers what to expect and what it costs.
Homeowners →
Tell me what's being disturbed
Address, scope of work, and the date you need the report. That's enough for me to quote it.