Radon Testing Near You
Do you need to test your home for radon and don't know where to start? Are you in the process of selling your home and worry about a failed radon test tanking a sale? Are you questioning if that radon test you had done during heavy storms needs to be redone? Let The Radon Guys answer all your radon testing questions!
The Radon Guys use the NRPP approved Airthings Corentium Pro radon measurement devices to test your home or business. With a low profile and silent operation, this device is the best option for people in the process of selling their homes. For homeowners, see our recommended devices for do-it-yourself testing and long-term monitoring.
Why Test for Radon?
Radon is colorless and odorless, so the only way to know if your home has elevated levels is to test. It doesn’t matter if the home was just built yesterday or 100 years ago, and it doesn’t matter if the foundation is poured concrete or a crawlspace. All homes can have elevated levels of radon. Don’t worry, radon testing is easy!
Types of Radon Testing
The Airthings View Plus for long-term radon monitoring
Long-Term Testing
Long-term radon testing is any test that runs at least 90 days but not longer than 365 days. The longer period of testing gives a more accurate average of your home’s radon levels over time. Like with the short-term tests, you can order a long-term test kit online through your state. More commonly however, homeowners are turning to digital long-term radon monitors (like these that we recommend) to monitor their levels all the time. These devices range from simple battery powered displays with a long and short term average, to more powerful monitors that can hook up to your smartphone and give you a wide range of data.
Short-Term Testing
Short-term radon testing is any test that runs from 2 days to 89 days. These tests can be a DIY kit that you can order for free through your state that you then mail in to a lab, or can be a CRM device, like the Airthings Corintium Pro (our tester of choice!), conducted by a professional testing company. These short-term tests are great at giving a snapshot of your homes radon levels over the 48 hour period it’s conducted and are commonly done during the inspection period of a home transaction.
Radon Testing for Real Estate Transactions
The process of buying or selling a home can be daunting, but the radon testing doesn’t have to be. While radon testing for home transactions is not a requirement in Tennessee, home buyers and realtors are requesting that a radon test be completed more and more often. This can lead to complications when the radon test comes back above 4.0pCi/L, meaning that mitigation is necessary to lower indoor radon concentration levels. The Radon Guys are equipped to handle your radon test, put an action plan together for mitigation, complete the mitigation install, and have a 3rd party test to confirm that indoor radon concentration levels are below the EPA action level of 4.0pCi/L.
Radon Testing Do’s and Don’ts
The number one thing to watch out for when it comes to radon testing is to make sure the people installing the mitigation system aren’t also performing the post-test. This is a conflict of interest issue and something to keep in mind when hiring a mitigation specialist.
You may also want to know the basic do’s and don’ts:
The testing device should be placed in the lowest level of the home that could be used regularly, whether it is finished or unfinished.
The testing professional should identify an appropriate test location. If the radon test is being conducted for a real estate transaction the buyers and sellers should both be informed and agreed upon the testing location.
Radon tests SHOULD NOT be conducted in a closet, stairway, hallway, crawlspace, or any enclosed space of high humidity or high air velocity (i.e. kitchen, bathroom or laundry room)
Keep doors and windows closed for at least 12 hours prior to testing.
Do not conduct short-term tests lasting less than four days during severe storms, high winds or heavy rain.
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