Radon Testing Commerce City

What’s Radon?

Radon is a common cause of cancer. It is proven to lead to lung cancer in children and adults.

38%+ of properties in the Commerce City area have a radon gas saturation at or above the carcinogenic amount.

Radon filters out of the silt, not the home. No house, new or old, is exempt from radon gas contamination.

Every house interacts with the topsoil underneath it differently. That is why homes adjacent to others often have dramatically different radon gas saturation.

Radon gas concentration will change every day and monthly inside a reasonable range. A quick radon sample is a snapshot and a reliable bellwether of if the land has a radon gas saturation.

Radon has a dangerous duration of only a few days. That means that radon saturation won’t be worse if the structure is enclosed for months or years.

How Does Radon Seep into the dwelling?

It may surprise you to know that homes are not completely draft-proof.

Gaseous contaminants will suffuse through any grounded vent in the structure such as drains, plumbing, and small gaps in the foundation.

Your way to know certainly the saturation of radon in the house is to run a radon test.

Radon Gas Testing Method

Inspecting a house for radon is an important procedure when delivered as a part of a real estate purchase.

The radon gas technician will place the radon gas monitors in the house. Radon gas detectors are dropped off in crawl spaces, the level above crawl spaces, and any room touching the earth. On average a few devices are placed in the house for the radon measurement.

Our radon expert will shut all windows, shut the flue on the chimney, and confirm the air conditioning is operating in the standard manner.

Our radon expert will additionally treat any necessary window with tamper indication tape to confirm that closed home standards are upheld.

The radon gas probes are stored in the property for two or three days to analyze the prevalence of radon gas in the house.

A professional will revisit the property after the radon measurement is finished to remove the monitors and create a report.

Call us today for a free pricing estimate! Our radon testing staff will meet with you to hear about your property, measure the area, and get you going on making your Commerce City home one you can enjoy completely!