If you choose not to have a radon test performed at the time of a home inspection you will miss your chance at negotiating with the seller to pay for the mitigation system if the home contains elevated levels of radon.

• Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, second only to smoking.

• High radon levels have been found in every single state.

• Radon levels can vary widely, even from home to home in the same neighborhood.

• Radon levels can be lowered, and homes can be built radon-resistant.

• The EPA recommends homes be fixed if the radon level is 4 pCi/L (picocuries per liter) or more. Because there is no known safe level of exposure to radon, the EPA also recommends that Americans consider fixing their home for radon levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.

A Radon test can be conducted at the time of a home inspection or as a separate ancillary environmental service.  The test takes 48 hours, after which point the report will be emailed to you.

Radon gas is odorless, so the only way to know for sure if a home contains elevated levels of radon is to have a test performed.

We use a NRPP/NRSB certified radon monitor with ANSI/AARST compliant test reports to produce highly accurate and timely results within a 48 hour test period. A digital report will be sent immediately after the test is finished to determine next steps if needed. 

Radon is a radioactive gas that forms naturally when uranium, thorium, or radium, which are radioactive metals that break down in rocks, soil and groundwater. People can be exposed to radon primarily from breathing radon in air that comes through cracks and gaps in buildings and homes. Because radon comes naturally from the earth, people are always exposed to it. The only way to know for sure if the home you are in the process of purchasing contains elevated levels of radon gas is to have a test performed