Affordable Lead Inspections

Affordable Lead Inspections is a one-person lead-paint inspection business run from 15 Durham Drive in Raynham by Scott Bascom, whose LinkedIn profile describes him as a licensed lead paint inspector since 1996 doing routine home and commercial lead-paint inspections, dust wipes, soil samples and radon testing. Rhode Island's Department of Health publishes him in its environmental lead inspector listing under the Raynham address with licence number LI00150, which is what a homeowner would expect of a working inspector on both sides of the state line. Its Better Business Bureau file names Scott Bascom as owner and sole employee and is Not Rated — BBB says it does not have enough information to issue one — and the business is not BBB accredited. That file also still carries an older Billerica address rather than the Raynham one, so confirm where to send paperwork when you book. The two sources also disagree on how long the business has been going: BBB dates it to 2005, while the LinkedIn profile puts Bascom's inspection work back to 1996. This is the right call for a Massachusetts homeowner or landlord who needs a lead determination or a full inspection on a pre-1978 property, and who is comfortable hiring a sole practitioner. Ask for his current Massachusetts lead inspector licence number and the turnaround time on the written report before booking.