Lead Paint Removal in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill houses and small apartment buildings built before 1978 can use Concord Lead Paint Removal for lead removal, abatement, testing and sealing. A certified inspection is the first step, because it shows which surfaces hold lead.

In the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 62.4% of Pleasant Hill’s 13,939 homes predate 1980 and 33.4% predate 1960, with only 9.6% older than 1950. The 1950s are the largest older group at 3,321 homes, and renters occupy 37.4% of the housing.

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Long ranch house with horizontal wood siding under oak trees, plastic sheeting spread on the ground along the wall

An example project

Two-story apartment building with painted wood siding, wood-framed windows and an exterior stair, two trimmed street trees in front

Chipped paint repaired and old windows replaced in an upstairs apartment

Example project

Home: 1950s two-story apartment building in Pleasant Hill with painted wood siding and an outside stair
Original request: Replace the drafty windows in an upstairs unit and fix the chipped paint around them between tenants
Testing: Lead paint on the window frames, sills and the trim around them
Work: About 8 wood windows replaced and about 100 sq ft of peeling paint repaired in the unit
Report: A clearance test of the unit for the owner’s file
Estimated cost: $10,100

In this example, the owner of a 1950s two-story apartment building in Pleasant Hill has an upstairs unit empty. Tenants complained about drafty windows, and the paint on the frames and the trim around them has chipped inside the unit. A test shows lead paint on the frames, sills and trim.

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Lead paint services

Post-war subdivision houses

Pleasant Hill’s 1950s and 1960s houses may be one story with stucco or wood siding and painted wood trim, built before the 1978 ban on lead paint in homes. Test trim and windows before sanding. Exterior lead paint removal covers the methods.

Rentals and small apartment buildings

Nearly a quarter of Pleasant Hill homes are in buildings of five or more units, and 37.4% are rented. Landlords of pre-1978 units owe federal disclosure at each lease, and paid repainting between tenants counts as EPA renovation work. Concord’s multi-family inspection program stops at Concord’s city limits; see apartment and multi-family lead paint work.

Inspection and testing

In Pleasant Hill, a certified Inspector/Assessor does paid inspections, risk assessments and clearance, and a Project Monitor can do clearance alone. See lead paint inspection and testing for what each report tells you.

Removal and abatement

Subdivision lots sit close together, so abatement can be felt next door. Ask the abatement firm who has to be notified besides CDPH, since a Form 8551 is also posted at the site. Certified Supervisor and Workers do the work.

Window and door work

Replacing windows in a pre-1978 house is EPA renovation work at any size. Ask the City of Pleasant Hill building division about a permit before you order; lead paint window and door work has more.

Older housing in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill’s largest groups of older homes come from the 1950s and 1960s: 3,321 homes from the 1950s and 1,930 from the 1960s, against 1,194 from the 1940s and 142 from 1939 or earlier. Ask the City of Pleasant Hill planning staff whether a property is subject to historic review; state and federal lead rules apply either way.

Permits and preservation

Ask the City of Pleasant Hill building division which repairs need a permit, including windows, siding and re-roofing, before you plan the work.

Contra Costa County resources

CDPH’s county directory lists a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program run by Contra Costa County Public Health, at (925) 608-5318. Ask the county whether any repair help applies to you; no funding is promised here.

Census Reporter: Pleasant Hill housing (ACS 2020-2024)CDPH: county childhood lead poisoning prevention programs

Empty room in a small unit, plastic runs under the windows, scraped and spot-primed sills and trim, patched walls, a taped back door, vacuums and a bagged waste sack

Frequently asked questions

Does Pleasant Hill have historic review?

Ask the City of Pleasant Hill planning staff whether your property is subject to any historic review.

Do Pleasant Hill landlords have to disclose lead paint?

It depends on the age of the building. Pleasant Hill landlords whose buildings went up before 1978 must give tenants the EPA pamphlet, the Lead Warning Statement and a note of what they know about lead at each new lease or renewal; newer buildings are outside the rule, as are short leases, no-bedroom units and certified lead-free units.

Who can test a Pleasant Hill home for lead?

CDPH publishes lists of certified people, so you can look a name up before the visit. Inspections and risk assessments need an Inspector/Assessor.

To the north, our Martinez page covers older neighborhood houses and a downtown historic overlay.

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