Parkville Radon Testing

What’s Radon Gas?

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

A large number of properties in the Parkville area have a radon gas level near or above the carcinogenic amount.

Radon filters out of the topsoil, not the home. No property- new or old – is fully shielded from radon gas.

Each property meshes with the soil underneath it differently. That is why properties next door to others can have significantly different radon gas concentrations.

Radon gas saturation will fluctuate on different days and seasonally within a reasonable range. A quick radon gas measurement measures a single day or week and is a solid indicator of whether or not the property has a radon gas saturation.

Radon gas has a half-life of only a few days. radon saturation won’t be any higher if the property is closed for years, months, or days.

How Does Radon Infiltrate the property?

No dwelling is completely gas-proof.

Gas will infiltrate through every penetration in the property such as sump pits, pipes, and even minor cracks in the foundation’s concrete.

The way to know confidently the concentration of radon gas in the house is to run a radon test.

Radon Testing Procedures

Probing a dwelling for radon gas is an important service when done as a part of a house purchase.

Your radon specialist will position the radon monitors in the structure. Radon probes are placed on any level that touches the ground. Typically between one and three probes are installed in the house for the radon gas analysis.

The radon gas professional will close windows, close the damper on the fireplace, and confirm the heater or AC is operating in the prescribed manner.

Your radon professional will additionally mark any required window with tamper-proof tape to ensure that closed-home standards are upheld.

The radon apparatus stay on the property for several days measuring the amount of radon gas in the home. A specialist will return to the building once the radon test is done to recover the monitors and write a report.

Give us a call today for a zero-cost pricing estimate! Our radon testing staff will come out to ask about your property, take measurements, and get you on target on making your Parkville property one you can be proud of!