Home inspection, Home Automation, Radon Detection & Reduction
About us
Our main laboratory mission is to support NEHA & NRSB Radon Testing companies who wish to include professional radon testing with other services (i.e. home inspections) to the general public!
Special Home-Owner services are offered! (Not to Home Buyers) - Initial appointment to set equipment takes approx 15 minutes and requires 48 hour monitoring period. Upon retrieval a report will be generated and when you mention Angies List a special $15.00 discount will be applied. (Check will be due with report/minus any Angie offered discount @ www.urstest.com)
Business highlights
35 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
United Radon Sciences does own and operate it's own professional Radon testing company ALPHACONTROL.NET This homeowner test service is special service, using professional electronic test equipment & EPA short-term real estate testing protocols, a set of Ion Chambers will be placed in the home for a very accurate radon test result, onsite in your own home! We will occasionally offer a follow up independent long-term Alpha Track to confirm our results.
Services we don't offer
We are not contractors who engaged in practice of remediation! We maintain a strict separation of services to keep any question of impropriety or integrity of test results for any purpose other than to comply with EPA guidelines or to evaluate health risks based on annual testing in a home.
Description of Work: The provider did not service my area.
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Rating out of 5
PAMELA W.
08/2014
5.0
unknown
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Niki D.
05/2014
5.0
unknown
Description of Work: We saw bubbles in our radon detector and we had him look at it. Hesaid they were normal, after looking at it. That is all he did for us.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
DAN R.
02/2013
5.0
The technician placed the sensors in the basement or our home, came back two days letter and took the reading. He went over the results with me and discussed next steps.
Description of Work: Radon detection service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$95
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You
John F.
02/2013
5.0
Scott Parry with United Radon Sciences followed up with Big Deal coupon and was pucntual for the scheduled time. He wa professional and explained the process. He retrieved the sampling device as scheduled and provided a detailed report including levels detected and suggestions for options to consider relative to risks. A very pleasant experience.
Description of Work: Radon testing of a finished basement in a residential setting as part of a Angie's List Big Deal.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You
Michael K.
02/2013
5.0
They were great. Explained everything in detail and scheduled around our life.
Description of Work: Radon detection services for our home
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You
Kate M.
02/2013
5.0
It all went very well and I was pleased with the service.
Description of Work: URS performed a radon test in my home.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$95
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You
Greg M.
02/2013
5.0
Everything went fine, except that the rescheduling posed a bit of a problem. It meant that, on one of the days when the device was in place, we were actually moving into the house. This meant that the front door was open a lot more that day than it probably ought to have been, in order to get the most accurate radon reading. If he had come to drop off the device on the originally scheduled day, we would not have had moving day fall right in the middle of the testing period.
Description of Work: The radon inspector arrived and placed a detection device in the basement; advised us to keep doors and windows shut for a few days. Then he came back to pick up the device and tell us the radon level readings. Very simple. He did not show up for the initial appointment when scheduled, but he called a couple of days later and we rescheduled.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Response from United Radon Sciences
Wow, good memory, looked up house on google and remeber going out for the first appt and missing you for some reason - picking up kids maybe, anyway when we caught up I tested for a longer period to be safe!
Gordon G.
01/2013
5.0
It was very professionally done. The report said I needed mitigation. The mitigation project (done by others) was very successful.
Description of Work: Checked my radon level
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$80
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You
Heidi C.
12/2012
5.0
The guy who came out, worked within my schedule, was pleasant, arrived in the time frame agreed upon, explained everything, and came to pick up the machine that tests the Radon within my schedule too. I was very happy with the process, and the big deal. No Radon in my house.
Description of Work: Performed Radon testing by bringing a small machine to my house and leaving it for 48 hours..
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$50
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You
Brett F.
11/2012
5.0
Company provided radon detection device along with extensive background on dangers of radon, manner in which device needs to be placed to receive an accurate reading, and timing for it to be picked-up and reported back. Prompt receipt of results accompanied by information on potential harm, ameliorative steps to take to reduce effects, etc. Overall, experience was top notch and highly recommended!
Description of Work: Company provided radon readout of household as preparing for first child. Gave device, placed it for reading, picked it up, and returned full set of measurements in short order.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
Nooshen A.
07/2012
5.0
I called the company and had no trouble setting up an appointment very quickly. The person came and left a radon detector in our basement -- took all of five minutes. He came back 2 days later and checked it -- found it had two contrary readings on it -- one high and one low so he reset it and left it again for another 2 days. He came back and then checked it and found that our radon reading was excellent. The whole process was painless and quick and pleasant and I would recommend this company very highly.
Description of Work: Radon detection in basement.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thanks for the good word Member- 3% of Houses do strange things, When this happens I simply retest because the eqipment I use is very sensitive and can even pick up abnormal radiation anomolies that occur from weather, solar, or even earth tremors that release radon. by the way I hear the next earthquake is scheduled for Oct 6, so I expect to get alot more business then!
Matthew A.
06/2012
4.0
Very please with the outcome, the caveat comes from wanting to do a second test to make sure the remediation worked. Spoke with Mr Perry and he recommended using his website. This website is hard to navigate and not customer friendly. I emailed him through the website and have tried to contact him via phone without success. Not sure what is happening. I have no problem with Mr Perry and in fact think he is great, but the communication has not been acceptable. Hopefully the kinks have been worked out.
Description of Work: Contacted Scott Perry via the phone and got the item requested as needed. Delieved it to our home and was very knowledgeable about radon. Our test was just over the normal accepted level by 0.1 and we decided on remediation. We did a three month test and had no complaints about this service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Response from United Radon Sciences
Sorry but my free website is no longer available and i expect to be back up soon!
Natalie E.
06/2012
5.0
Exactly as planned. They were fantastic!
Description of Work: Radon test
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
Jingli H.
05/2012
2.0
We got a report from seller which was done by Scott at 5/9/2012 and noticed that his license expired in 2010. Our agent and I both called him and left him a message asking for updating his certification or give us a reason so that we can be sure the report can be considered valid, no response till now( over a week). The radon test we did was 14.8 which is pretty high, after repair, The score came from Scott's report is 1.1. we closed the house at 5/10/2012. Still think maybe we should do another radon test to make sure the house is fine.
Description of Work: We got a report from seller which was done by Scott at 5/9/2012 and noticed that his license expired in 2010.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
responsiveness
2.0
Response from United Radon Sciences
WHO ARE YOU?? THE CLIENT WAS THE HOMEOWNER - DEWEI SHE, AND HER REALTOR WAS ROBYN CARTON! ARE YOU THE PURCHASER?? - i DONT KNOW!! YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT A PHONE NUMBER... ANYWAY THE CURRENT CERTIFICATE WAS GIVEN THE MY CLIENT - YOU SHOULD ASK HER FOR IT!! - SORRY BUT YOUR REALTORS SHOULD HAVE HELPED YOU BETTER PS WHY ARE YOU COMPLANING HERE - THIS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANGIE - WE WERE CONTACTED BY THE REMEDIATION COMPANY!! THIS IS VERY DISRURBING THAT ANGIE WOULD PUT THIS UP AND IT REALLY SHOWS THAT THEY DONT UNDERSTAND MY BUSINESS DESPITE HOURS OR EXPLAINING TO THE REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET ME TO ADVERTISE HERE TO PUT UP WITH THIS NONSENCE!!
Mary M.
12/2011
5.0
Just as described above. The response came very quickly after I purchased the deal and was informative and professional throughout.
Description of Work: Mr. G. Scott Parry explained the procedure over the phone and set up an appointment. He brought radon detection equipment to my house and left it for several days, then came by to read and interpret the results. He left a written report that will be useful if I ever need to show the results--in a home sale, for example. I should report that Mr. Parry was extremely professional, especially since an error on my part required an extra trip.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$125
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
David C.
12/2011
5.0
He responded to us quickly and came out when he said he would to set everything up and collect everything. He was very nice and polite and got back to us with the test results.
Description of Work: I used a Big Deal for radon testing with them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
Natalie E.
12/2011
5.0
Mr. Parry of United Radon Sciences was professional, thorough and punctual. When I forgot to set out the box for him to pick up he even came back the next day, without any hassles! He explained the process to me so that I understood exactly what was happening during the test and answered all of my questions. My husband and I decided to do our radon test after purchasing our house and we are so glad that we did it with United Radon Sciences!
Description of Work: A radon detection level test was performed. A box was dropped off on Friday and picked up on Monday.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
Jacqueline N.
11/2011
2.0
I made an appointment for Friday. Said he forgot, but would show up. Then apparently he forgot. He never showed up and never called. I ended up canceling the Big Deal.
Description of Work: I bought a Big Deal for radon testing.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
2.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
2.0
$75
Response from United Radon Sciences
Sorry, but I just ran out of time! No excuse for not calling earlier - but traffic is so bad! Decided to get to Rockville for other jobs and try to catch you later, but, this is Thanksgiving and I just have too many people who wanted to get their test completed by the Holiday!
Collins F.
08/2011
5.0
home inspection
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I called them to do an inspection in my house and they showed up on time. They installed the radon stuff and then 3 days later, I got the results back. If needed, I would use them again in the future too.
Description of Work: I used United Radon Sciences for installing a radon detector about 4 weeks ago.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$174
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
Charles M.
08/2011
4.0
They are more expensive than others, but were quicker to come out. There were some mix-ups and lack of communication, but overall they handled things well.
Description of Work: Radon testing
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You!
Ronald S.
06/2011
4.0
. It went well. There was a miscommunication about timing. Other than that it was fine. We had our appointment set up at 12 o?clock, he was an hour late. He called me at 10 minutes to 11o'clock to confirm the appointment. I thought he would have to leave by 11 o?clock to get here on time. I did not get the message; my cell phone did not pick it up. I figured that we had this appointment at 12 o?clock and I just came. When I called him at around 12. 40 to find out where he was he said that he did not come because I did not call back to confirm. Calling me at ten to eleven and expecting me to call back by 11o'clock to confirm was not reasonable. He then said that since he had my cell phone number he just wanted to make sure that I was going to be here. That was a little ridiculous to me. Then we had to reschedule. Once we set up the appointment I told him that I really don?t have access to cell phone as I have a two year old. Once we set up the appointment for sure, he came as scheduled. After we had our test results, Mr. Parry was very helpful in explaining them to us.
Description of Work: . I used United Radon Sciences to test for radon gas in our home.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Response from United Radon Sciences
I like confirm appts because sometimes I am running late because of bad traffic, especially when i have to jump across town to meet someone at a requested time! I usually like to set up appts so that they are demographically close to each other! Thats the idea of why I offer a discounted price for homeowner testing!
Karen H.
04/2011
5.0
Overall, Scott did an excellent job. He was friendly and professional. I would definitely recommend him to other people looking to have their homes tested for radon. Scott called me back the same day I left a message, but I missed the call. He then called again the following morning (Thursday) and said he could come by around 10:30 that day, which was great because I had the day off. He came at around 11:00 and showed me diagrams of different house styles and said that because we were in a split level house, he would place the two detection devices in the basement den area and the sub-basement. It was a very quick set up--it took probably less than 10 minutes from his arrival to his departure. He left me with some information about radon and said he'd come back around the same time on Saturday. Saturday morning, Scott called to let us know that he'd like to head over a little earlier, but I missed his call. He came around 9:30, which actually worked out fine for us, collected the devices, did the readings, and wrote up the report. This took about 15-20 minutes max. We were happy to find out that we do not have a radon problem!
Description of Work: Scott set up two radon detection devices in our split level home, one in the basement den and one in the sub basement. Two days later, he came back, checked the readings, and completed a report.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You.
Jennifer S.
04/2011
5.0
We were very pleased with the prompt response and quick results.
Description of Work: United Radon Sciences radon retest for us after we installed a remediation systems. They were able to give an immediate test result after 48 hours.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Response from United Radon Sciences
Thank You.
Peter A.
01/2011
5.0
Scott was great. He returned my call after-hours (after I left him a message that night asking for a returned call ASAP). He then exceeded my expectations by getting to my house right after a big snow storm (when no one else was leaving their home) and doing what he said he'd do.... Very professional. Heck, I literally only joined Angie's list to give this rating!!! And he didn't even ask me to do it.
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Service Categories
Home inspection,
Home Automation,
Radon Detection & Reduction
FAQ
United Radon Sciences is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
United Radon Sciences accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, United Radon Sciences does not offer free project estimates.
No, United Radon Sciences does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, United Radon Sciences does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, United Radon Sciences offers emergency services.
Yes, United Radon Sciences offers warranties.
United Radon Sciences offers the following services: United Radon Sciences does own and operate it's own professional Radon testing company ALPHACONTROL.NET This homeowner test service is special service, using professional electronic test equipment & EPA short-term real estate testing protocols, a set of Ion Chambers will be placed in the home for a very accurate radon test result, onsite in your own home! We will occasionally offer a follow up independent long-term Alpha Track to confirm our results.
We are not contractors who engaged in practice of remediation! We maintain a strict separation of services to keep any question of impropriety or integrity of test results for any purpose other than to comply with EPA guidelines or to evaluate health risks based on annual testing in a home.