Our home inspectors at Inspect-All Services are committed to alerting Atlanta area homeowners and real estate professionals to potential environmental hazards in a house, including hazards posed by high amounts of radon, a cancer-causing radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell or taste. It is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
Our environmental hazard inspection involves a 48-hour continuous monitoring test, using state-of-the-art equipment to detect radon levels.
Radon is a radioactive gaseous element produced in the disintegration of radium, a radioactive metallic element. It cannot be detected by the senses and can be confirmed only by sophisticated instruments and laboratory tests. The gas enters a house through pores and cracks in the concrete or through floorboards of poorly ventilated crawlspaces, especially when wet ground allows the gas to escape easily through the soil and disperse in the atmosphere. Radon is a lung carcinogen: the National Academy of Sciences estimates radon causes some 15,000 to 22,000 lung cancer deaths annually. The U.S. Surgeon General and the EPA recommend all houses be tested for radon. Houses with high radon levels can be fixed.
Excerpts from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Indoor Radon."
You can’t smell it or taste it, but radon, a naturally occurring gas, can seep into basements and other areas of the home, eventually accumulating to dangerous levels. You should most certainly consider radon testing when buying a new home.
Know Before You Buy
Resolving a radon problem, if one exists, can be quite expensive. You can expect to spend thousands of dollars to deal with this type of issue, so it’s definitely something you want to know about going into a real estate transaction.
How Is Testing Done?
Testing for radon requires at least two days. Inspect-All Services offers a 48-hour test using the latest equipment on the market. Once the test has been completed and the results are in, you will receive a detailed report outlining the property’s radon levels. Using the EPA’s recommended safety standards for this dangerous gas, this report will alert you as to whether or not the home is safe for occupancy.
A full-service home inspection company, Inspect-All Services makes it simple and affordable to test for radon as part of a routine home inspection. When you choose Inspect-All Services for your home inspection, we offer a reduced rate on a radon test.
Because the test requires two visits to the property–one to place the equipment and start the test and another to pick the equipment up and read the results–it’s much more efficient for both the home buyer and the inspector to begin the test on the same day that the standard home inspection is completed.
Testing your home for radon is too easy and too affordable for you to bypass this critical part of a home inspection. Your family’s health is too important to let this potentially life-saving technology pass you by.
If you haven’t scheduled a Professional Radon Test yet, consider these quick points:
Fortunately, Inspect-All Services has the ability to give you the peace of mind you deserve. Once the results are in, you will receive a detailed report outlining the property’s radon levels.
Using the EPA’s recommended safety standards for this dangerous gas, our report will alert you as to whether or not the home is fit to reside. Don’t let this new potential life-saving technology pass you by—especially for this low price.
Warning from the United States Surgeon General:
“Radon is an invisible, radioactive gas that seeps into your home from underground. It can build up to dangerous levels without notice. Breathing radon can cause lung cancer. That’s why you need to have your home tested.”
Sources: Office of the Surgeon General. Environmental Protection Agency. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Contact us today if you have any questions, or are ready to schedule a crucial radon test.
Whether you need a home inspection in the city or termite and pest solutions in the suburbs—Inspect-All Services has you covered. Serving all of metro Atlanta and beyond for over a quarter-century, our knowledgeable team of qualified experts can help you maintain the peace of mind you deserve.
