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Radon Tec
4.9(
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Serving Great Lakes, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2016

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Very friendly, efficient, and prompt. I would hire again. Radon test cost $200.00 which was very competitive. The results didn t need to go a lab."
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Response time3 hrs
Response rate91%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Bull's Eye Home Inspection
4.8(
28
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Serving Great Lakes, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 2014

Free estimates

Small jobs welcome

"I contacted Matt last minute for my townhome inspection and he was very quick to reply and accommodate my request. He was very thorough and walked me through the whole inspection (which took a little over 2 hours) and answered every single questions I had and gave me some suggestions as well. I am an agent and have worked with a few inspectors, but none of them were as thorough as Matt. I HIGHLY recommend him & will definitely be using him for all future inspections."
Knee wall in Chicago Bungalow
Hydronic floor heating
Small flat roof on gable shingled roof
Overview of townhome in Glenview
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+4

Response time3 hrs
14 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by92%of homeowners
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Gardner Services
4.7(
16
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Serving Great Lakes, IL and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 1996

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"This is a high quality mold/fungi/fungus testing company, with excellent customer service and follow-up. The phones were picked up on the first call each time, and arranging for an appointment was very easy. They arrived on time, were efficient, informing, and friendly in their work, and brought commercial equipment to perform the test samples. The follow up phone call and email on the test results was good, and they provided a potential remediation plan for us to follow on the test results. The third party lab utilized by them had easy to understand numbers, graphs, and descriptions of what was tested. We will do business with Gardner Services again in the near future, and will recommend them to others."
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+18

Response time7 hrs
Response rate100%
11 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Check Radon
5.0(
5
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Serving Great Lakes, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

"Technician explained everything about Radon in terms we could totally understand. He was patient, polite, totally knowledgeable and professional."
Response time2 hrs
Response rate100%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
Radaquest Radon Inspectors
5.0(
4
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Serving Great Lakes, IL and surrounding areas

In business since 2008

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Very easy to get an appointment on short notice when I had limited time to get a radon test done in the process of purchasing a home. Their price was also slightly lower than an estimate I'd received from another company, and the technician was more thorough about explaining the process than the other company I considered."
Response time5 hrs
Response rate87%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Radon Detection and Reduction questions, answered by experts

Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas that poses serious health risks, infiltrating homes through foundation cracks and unnoticed spaces.

Keeping radon from getting into your home is much better than having to get rid of it once it's already indoors. While there may not be a way to fully prevent radon from getting into your home, there are things you can do to reduce the gas's ability to enter. 

Sealing foundation cracks and openings can help keep the gas from seeping inside. Improving air flow, such as by opening windows, can also be helpful. If you're building your home from scratch, talk to your contractor about using radon-resistant construction to keep the gas out.

No, air purifiers are not an effective way to reduce or remove radon. Radon is a radioactive, inert gas that cannot be filtered by standard air purifiers, which are designed to capture particulates like dust and mold. While an air purifier can improve indoor air quality by removing other pollutants, it should not be relied upon for radon. The only effective solution for high radon levels is a dedicated radon mitigation system.

Radon enters your home when warm air begins to rise and exits through the roof, creating a vacuum that pulls cooler air from under the foundation. Part of that air is radon, which is an invisible, odorless gas that develops naturally when radioactive particles are deep within the ground. Those particles usually come from decaying matter in soil and rocks.

You can vent radon out of your house sometimes by simply opening a window, but it won’t remove the source, and will likely rise above recommended levels quickly. A professional will be needed to assess your home, and determine the best strategy for radon removal. Active radon sump pumps and soil depressurization systems are often used to forcefully vent the radon from your home.

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