Radon Testing Gold Hill

What is Radon Gas?

Radon gas is a common cause of cancer. Radon gas is scientifically proven to instigate lung cancer in humans.

Many houses in the Gold Hill, CO area have a radon level near or above the carcinogenic level.

Radon seeps out of the soil, not the building. No home, newly built or longstanding, is exempt from radon gas intrusion.

Every property meshes with the ground uniquely. That is why houses next door to one another often have majorly different radon gas accumulation.

Radon gas saturation will fluctuate on different days and monthly within a reasonable range. A one-time radon sample is a snapshot and an accurate indicator of if the home has a radon gas problem.

Radon gas has a dangerous duration of only days. As such, radon concentration will not be greater if the property is enclosed for years or months.

How Does Radon Gas Filter into the dwelling?

Houses are not built to be airtight.

Gaseous contaminants can infiltrate through every ground-facing gap in the home such as drains, plumbing pipes, and slight imperfections in the foundation’s concrete.

Your method to know certainly the saturation of radon in the house is to order a radon test.

Radon Test Procedure

Testing a house for radon is an important process when offered alongside a real estate purchase.

The radon gas specialist will install the radon gas probes on the property. Radon monitors will be dropped off on any level that touches the ground. For most properties between one and three probes are left in the structure for the radon testing.

The radon gas technician will shut all windows, close the damper on the chimney, and make certain the air conditioning is running in the prescribed manner. Your radon specialist will additionally seal any required window with tamper-proof tape to ensure that closed-house conditions are upheld.

The radon monitors are stored on the property for two or three days to measure the amount of radon gas in the house. An expert will return to the building after the radon measurement is done to remove the analyzers and create a report.

Please call today for a no-cost consultation! Our radon testing experts will come out to help you with your property, measure your space, and get you on target for making your Gold Hill home one you can enjoy completely!