Cheney WA Radon Testing

What to Know About Radon Gas?

Radon is a naturally occurring cancer-causing chemical. Radon gas is well known to lead to lung cancer in children and adults.

Many houses in the Cheney WA area have a radon level higher than the DNS action level.

Radon gas comes from the topsoil, not the building. No house, newly built or longstanding, is exempt from radon intrusion.

Every home interfaces with the topsoil in a different way. This is why houses next door to one another often have radically different radon gas levels.

Radon gas accumulation will rise or fall daily and monthly within a reasonable range. A quick radon gas measurement is a snapshot and a dependable bell weather of if the land has a radon gas problem.

Radon gas has a half-life of 3.8 days. Accordingly, radon levels will not be greater if the house is enclosed for years, months, or days.

How Does Radon Seep into your house?

No home is totally sealed.

Gas may infiltrate through every grounded vent in the structure such as sump pits, plumbing, and slight flaws in the foundation.

The method to know certainly the accumulation of radon gas in the abode is to run a radon test.

Radon Gas Test Procedures

Probing a property for radon is a special service when done as a part of a real estate purchase.

A radon expert will position the radon monitors in the house. Radon gas analyzers are placed on any level that touches the ground. Normally a few analyzers are installed in the home for the radon analysis.

Our radon professional will shut windows, close the vent on the chimney, and make sure the HVAC system is functioning in the required manner. Your radon gas technician will also seal any necessary window with anti-tampering tape to confirm that ventilation requirements are maintained.

The radon gas apparatus are stored in the home for several days to record the saturation of radon gas in the house. A technician will come back to the house after the radon measurement is finished to recover the probes and write a report.

Contact us today for a no-cost consultation! Our radon testing experts will come out to hear about your property, measure your space, and get you started on making your Cheney WA house one you can enjoy completely!