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C&S Home Inspections
4.8(
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Radon Gas - AbatementRadon Gas - Testing

Serving Thompsontown, PA and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2017

Free estimates

Customers say: Quick response

"Radon was over 6, now it's under 1. Job was done quickly."
House Inspection
Detached garage
Response time2 days
Response rate96%
5 neighbors recently requested a quote
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MCJ Home Inspection, LLC
4.9(
35
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Radon Gas - Testing

Serving Thompsontown, PA and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Our inspector was Alan and he was, in a word, excellent. He truly went above and beyond. We highly recommend MCJ in general and Alan in particular."
Response time5 hrs
Response rate100%
Recommended by89%of homeowners
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Radon Detection and Reduction FAQs, answered by experts

The cost for a radon mitigation system typically ranges from $800 to $1,500, with an average around $1,000. The final price depends on several factors, including the size of your home, the severity of the radon issue, and the type of system required. Your home's foundation type also significantly impacts the cost. For example, sealing and ventilating an unfinished basement might cost around $4,600, while encapsulating a crawl space without a foundation slab can range from $1,500 to $15,000.

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.

If your home has a sump pit, you can integrate it with a radon mitigation system. You can accomplish this by sealing the pump cover with an airtight lid that accommodates radon vent pipes and sump pump hoses. This allows the vent pipe to redirect the radon gas outside of your home.

Radon is present almost everywhere but, like sunlight, the concentration levels and how often you are exposed to it have a large part to play in just how dangerous it is. There are levels of radon that are acceptable inside a house, but above a certain limit, radon becomes a serious radioactive hazard that is a known cause of lung cancer. In fact, radon exposure is the number two leading cause of lung cancer (after smoking).

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