Lapeer MI Radon Testing

What to Know About Radon Gas?

Radon is a common cause of cancer. It is well known to instigate lung cancer in children and adults.

A large number of homes in the Lapeer MI area have a radon level near or above the dangerous amount.

Radon gas filters out of the dirt, not the structure. No structure, newly built or longstanding, is fully encapsulated against radon gas infiltration.

Every home interfaces with the ground underneath it in a different way. That is part of the reason why properties next to others often have majorly different radon accumulation.

Radon gas saturation will rise or fall daily and monthly inside a normal range. A one-time radon sample measures a small time period and is a good bellwether of whether or not the house has a radon gas accumulation.

Radon gas has a dangerous duration of only a few days. Accordingly, radon gas saturation won’t be greater if the structure is sealed for years or months.

How Does Radon Gas Infiltrate a Home?

Surprisingly, homes are not 100% hermetically sealed.

Radon gas may infiltrate through any grounded vent in the house such as sump drains, pipeworks, and small gaps in the concrete work.

The method to know with confidence the saturation of radon in the property is to have a radon test.

Our Radon Test Method

Sampling a property for radon is a special process when offered alongside a property purchase.

The radon professional will situate the radon gas probes in the structure. Radon monitors are installed in crawl spaces, the level above crawl spaces, and any room touching the earth. It is typical that multiple devices are left in the structure for the radon gas test.

Your radon gas expert will seal windows, shut the damper on the chimney, and make certain the air conditioning is operating in the required manner. The radon professional will additionally mark every required window with tamper indication tape to ensure that closed home conditions are upheld.

The radon gas probes remain in the building for a few days to analyze the levels of radon gas in the structure. A professional will come back to the property after the radon testing is completed to remove the probes and generate a report.

Contact us today at 800-531-0233 for a no-cost estimate! Our radon testing consultants will meet with you to hear about your property, measure the area, and get you going on making your Lapeer MI home one you can take pride in!