Specialty testing
Radon testing.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that seeps out of the ground and collects in basements and lower floors. You cannot see it or smell it, and the only way to know a Kawkawlin property’s level is to measure it. We run the test alongside your inspection, so it is one visit rather than two.
- Continuous monitor
- Scheduled with your inspection
- Results in the report
- No second visit
4.0pCi/L EPA action level
48Hours minimum test
1Visit, not two
2004Testing since
Why it matters
The case for testing.
Radon comes from uranium decaying in soil and rock. It enters a building through foundation cracks, sump openings, and gaps around service pipes, then accumulates in the enclosed space above. The EPA identifies it as the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, after smoking.
Levels vary house by house — not street by street, and certainly not by town. Your neighbour’s result tells you nothing useful about yours, which is why a measurement on the actual property is the only answer.
What happens next
If the number comes back high.
An elevated result is not a reason to walk away from a house. Radon is one of the more fixable problems an inspection turns up.
It is fixable
A sub-slab depressurisation system vents the gas above the roofline. It is routine work for a licensed radon contractor and it reliably brings levels down.
It is negotiable
A documented result before closing is a number both sides can work from. After closing it is simply your bill.
We do not sell the fix
We measure and report. We do not install mitigation systems and we do not quote for them, so the reading you get is not a sales lead.
Where we draw the line
We inspect. We do not repair.
Our code of ethics forbids our inspectors from performing repairs, or from estimating repair costs, on a property they have inspected. An inspector who can profit from the problems he finds has a reason to find them.
You get a plain account of what is wrong and how serious it is. A licensed contractor prices and fixes it. We will come back and re-inspect the work at a minimal fee.
Other testing we run in Kawkawlin
- Mold and air quality
- Septic and well testing
- Sewer scope
- Infrared scan
Radon testing
Book the inspection.
Monday to Friday 8am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm. Give us the address and we will scope the right inspection for the property.