Monument Radon Testing

Why Care About Radon Gas?

Radon is a common-place carcinogen. It is scientifically proven to instigate lung cancer in people.

Many homes in the Monument area have a radon gas saturation above the dangerous limit.

Radon gas comes from the dirt, not the building. No home, newly built or longstanding, is fully encapsulated against radon gas.

Each home meshes with the dirt beneath it uniquely. This is part of the reason why houses adjoining each other may have majorly different radon concentrations.

Radon gas accumulation will fluctuate every day and with the seasons inside a reasonable range. A quick radon sample measures a single day or week and an accurate bellwether of if the land has radon gas contamination.

Radon gas has a dangerous duration of 3.8 days. This means that radon gas levels won’t be any higher if the structure is closed for months, days, or years.

How Does Radon Gas Infiltrate a home?

No dwelling is airtight.

Radon will infiltrate through every penetration in the property such as drainage, pipeworks, and even small imperfections in the concrete work.

Your method to know certainly the accumulation of radon in the abode is to run a radon test.

Radon Gas Testing Procedures

Measuring a property for radon gas is a unique procedure when delivered as a part of a property transaction.

Your radon expert will situate the radon gas probes in the dwelling. Radon gas detectors will be placed in crawl spaces, the level above crawl spaces, and any room touching the earth. On average between 1 and 3 analyzers are left in the property for the radon measurement.

Our radon gas professional will seal every window, shut the vent on the chimney, and confirm the air conditioning is operating in the required manner. Our radon professional will additionally seal all required windows with anti-tampering tape to ensure that ventilation conditions are maintained.

The radon probes are stored in the structure for several days to analyze the levels of radon gas in the property. A technician will come back to the home once the radon testing is complete to return the probes and write a report.

Call us today for a no-cost price estimate! Our Colorado radon testing staff will come out to help you with your property, measure your space, and get you on target for making your Monument property one you can enjoy without reservation!