Radon Testing Ponderosa East

What to Know About Radon Gas?

Radon gas is a dangerous cancer-causing agent. Radon gas is well known to instigate lung cancer in people.

38%+ of properties in the Ponderosa East area have a radon gas concentration at or above the actionable limit.

Radon gas comes from the silt, not the structure. No structure- new or old – is immune to radon gas.

Every house interfaces with the soil beneath it differently. That is part of the reason why houses adjoining others can have radically different radon levels.

Radon saturation will fluctuate daily and seasonally inside a safe range. A quick radon gas sample measures a small period and a solid bellwether of whether or not the structure has a radon gas accumulation.

Radon gas has a half-life of about half a week. This means that radon accumulation won’t be worse if the structure is sealed for months or years.

How Does Radon Filter Into Your Property?

No dwelling is completely gas-proof.

Radon can infiltrate through each penetration in the structure such as drainage, plumbing pipes, and invisible cracks in the concrete slab or foundation.

The method to know confidently the levels of radon in the home is to contract a radon test.

Radon Test Steps

Measuring a property for radon is a special process when offered alongside a house sale.

A radon specialist will place the radon analyzers in the house. Radon probes are placed on any level that touches the ground. On average up to three devices are installed in the home for the radon gas testing.

Your radon gas technician will shut all windows, close the vent on the chimney, and make sure the air conditioning is functioning in the required manner. The radon expert will additionally mark every required window with anti-tampering tape to confirm that closed-house requirements are upheld.

The radon gas monitors remain in the home for 2-3 days recording the saturation of radon gas in the home. An expert will revisit the structure once the radon testing is completed to remove the analyzers and write a report.

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