Kaysville Radon Testing

What Should I Know About Radon Gas?

Radon is a dangerous carcinogen. It is proven to instigate lung cancer in people.

38%+ of homes in the Kaysville area have a radon gas level at or above the actionable level.

Radon naturally occurs in the topsoil, not the building. No home, new or old, is exempt from radon contamination.

Each house interacts with the topsoil underneath it uniquely. This is why homes adjoining others often have significantly different radon accumulation.

Radon levels will rise or fall daily and seasonally inside a safe range. A short-term radon sample measures a single day or week and a solid bellwether of whether or not the land has a radon gas accumulation.

Radon gas has a lifespan of only a few days. That means radon gas concentration won’t be greater if the home is closed for months, days, or years.

How Does Radon Gas Filter into the Property?

No house is completely hermetically sealed.

Gas will suffuse through any ground-facing gap in the structure such as sump pumps, pipeworks, and invisible flaws in the foundation’s concrete.

The technique to know with certainty the concentration of radon in the structure is to contract a radon test.

Your Radon Gas Testing Steps

Testing a home for radon is a unique service when offered alongside a property sale.

Our radon gas specialist will place the radon gas detectors in the structure. Radon gas detectors are located in crawl spaces and on the first floor. Typically several analyzers are installed in the structure for the radon gas test.

Our radon gas expert will close windows, close the flue on the chimney, and ensure the air conditioning is functioning in the prescribed manner. Our radon specialist will additionally seal every indicated window with tamper indication tape to confirm that closed-house standards are maintained.

The radon gas apparatus is left in the house for 2-3 days Analyze the prevalence of radon gas in the house. A technician will revisit the home after the radon measurement is finished to recover the analyzers and write a report.

Call us today for a free pricing estimate! Our radon testing staff will come out to learn more about your property, take measurements, and get you started on making your Kaysville property one you can be proud of!