WPB Enterprises, Inc
About us
Quality personal service for Lehigh, Northampton & Bucks County. Visit WPB-radon.com for job photos. Eastern Regional Radon Training Center instructor at Rutgers University, NJ. PA Home Improvement Contractors License #PA010145 RESIDENTIAL:Radon mitigation services for the greater Lehigh, Northampton, Upper Bucks counties and surrounding counties. System installation information and photos available at WPB-Radon.com. COMMERCIAL:Providing nation-wide commercial VOC and Radon mitigation design and installation.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Oldest Radon Mitigation Company in Pennsylvania. Visit wpb-radon.com for job photos
Amenities
Emergency Services
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Free Estimates
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I just got back my post-mitigation report and the house passed with flying colors. Thanks WPB Enterprises for making my home safe to live in, which is priceless!
Then his team came out about 3 weeks later and installed the system. They came in and did their job and got all the inside work done. The outside portion had to be delayed (we found a wasp nest that needed to be removed first).
and quot;as-isand quot;in an estate sale, so we had no inspection information until
after the sale.
We knew the roof had major problems, but were not aware of other
major issues until we hired a house inspector. He did a radon test, which
averaged 9+ picocuries (or whatever you call them) and spiked up to 12+ over
the 48 hour period. I called WPB Enterprises based on his Angie's List
rating and the recommendation of a colleague, whose house they had remediated.
Bill Brodhead came out (after a several week
delay, since he was quite busy) and explored the basement, drew an impressive
diagram of the house, and said he would email me a proposal to bring the radon
level down below the federally recommended level (4;0). I especially
appreciated the handout he gave me listing radon abatements his company had
done, with the before and after radon measurements. He sent the proposal promptly and although
the cost was higher than I was hoping, we signed the contract. I know a
lot of people who have radon readings higher than ours who do not do anything
about it, but my father-in-law died in his 60s of a non-smoking-related lung
cancer, so I didn't want my husband tinkering around in a basement with radon.
WPB's office receptionist was helpful and
communicative. They scheduled the abatement (again, a little later than I
had hoped, but I took it to mean that they were good and in demand) and two men
(not Bill) came out right on time on the scheduled day. They looked at
the basement with me, using Bill's diagram, and noted that a small room containing
a sump pump was not on the diagram (I had probably failed to show it to Bill).
One of the guys (sorry, don't remember names) acted a little put-out,
saying that it was a much bigger job than they had expected. I didn't
know what to say, but it struck me as a bit unprofessional. He said they
might be there into the evening.
They proceeded to drill four holes in four places
in the basement floor, and installed pipes in a complicated system that was
surprisingly unobtrusive. You don't really notice it bcaause they were
very skillful at feeding the pipes up the wall and along the ceiling, between
joists. The four pipes all joined and then fed the air outside to a
central location outside the kitchen window where they installed a very quiet
fan to draw off the radon. As it turned out, they worked so efficiently
that they were finished by 3:30, when the foreman (I assume) showed me the
entire installation, answered my questions, and briefed me on how to conduct
the follow-up radon test. They cleaned up completely and I was very happy
that it all went so smoothly.
Sure enough, the test - sent to an independent lab
- showed a decrease of radon to 1,8. Another side benefit has been the
increased ventilation and dryness of the basement.
I would highly recommend Bill Brodhead's firm for
radon mitigation services.
"We appreciate when customers let us know how we do. Sometimes it takes multiple visits to determine where the radon is coming from because you cannot visually see radon entering a house. After the second visit we returned to this house for no charge and changed the fan to a more powerful model and added new sub-slab piping to a side porch. The radon levels were reduced but still elevated. I visited the house again for no additional charge and using expensive radon sniffing equipment was able to determine that a small pipe through the foundation wall that carried the well water into the house measured an extremely high radon level of 375 pCi/l. I sealed this radon source and the basement radon levels went down to 1.0 pC/l. The owner informed me she was now satisfied with the work we did to reduce her radon levels."
In our case only one hole was required. They did the work quickly but also showed good craftsmanship. The radon pump outside is installed well and they do a good job trying to blend it in with the area around it by matching it to the gutter downspout. After they were done they walked me through what they did and were patient about any questions I had.
The one negative I had is that the estimate report was almost too detailed. It was hard to read in parts and I ended up having questions about the type of pump. I would recommend they make it a little more simple. But that's just nitpicking. They really do great work.
I went with them based on recommendations and a very detailed web site. I'm impressed and would use them again.
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