Absolutely!

If you could see it, Radon would probably be Ugly.

It is the Second leading cause of Lung Cancer-related deaths in the U.S. after cigarette smoking and the Number One cause of Lung Cancer in non-smokers, making it a serious health concern when found in homes, where it is easily inhaled.

Radon induced Lung Cancer causes in excess of 21,000 deaths each year, significantly more deaths than drunk driving, drownings and home fires. In fact it represents almost 40% of the total of the six most common causes of death.

Because of its radioactive nature, high concentrations of Radon, is also the largest source of naturally occurring radiation the average individual is exposed to.

Radon can and does make its way into any type of building including Homes, Offices & Schools.

The air pressure inside your Home is usually lower than pressure in the soil around your house's foundation. Because of this difference in pressure, your house acts like a vacuum, drawing Radon in through cracks, construction joints & sumps in foundation floors & walls, open soil, improperly sealed basements & crawl spaces where it can build up to high & dangerous levels.

This Picture shows some of the common ways Radon can enter a home:

1-Cracks in Solid Floors.

2- Construction Joints.

3- Cracks in Walls.

4- Gaps in Suspended Floors.

5-  Gaps Around Service Pipes.

6- Cavities Inside Walls.

7- The Water Supply.

The likelihood is 1 in 3!                                                    

Because you and your family spend a significant amount of your time at home, home is precisely where you are at greatest risk of Radon exposure. 

Because of better and more energy efficient building techniques today’s basements, the home's most Radon-exposed level, are incredibly effective at concentrating high levels of the gas!

And because of its radioactive nature prolonged exposure to high Radon levels may also cause radiation-related health issues.

The best & most responsible course of action is to have you Home tested for Radon levels.

The only way to know for sure is by testing for Radon Levels.

Testing for Radon levels in your Home is both easy and inexpensive. Rn HomeTech specializes in professionally conducted, unobtrusive, non-invasive and completely safe Radon Level testing.

At Rn HomeTech we use Electret Ion Chamber technology and state of the art Microprocessor Electret Readers to conduct our tests. The same technology, in fact the same model readers, used by the DOE, EPA, USPS & several other government agencies to test their facilities nationwide.

And to guarantee the highest possible level of accuracy we control every aspect and step of the testing process from installing the test canisters in your home to reading the results on our own Microprocessor Electret Readers to writing the reports and explaining the results to you.

And because we do not install Radon Abatement Systems we are an independent, non-partial third party with no Conflict of Interest.

 
High levels of Radon in your Home can be easily remediated.

Homes with in-door Radon concentration levels of 4.0 pCi/L or more, exceed the EPA’s Action Level and should install an abatement systems as soon as possible as even moderate-term exposure to these levels can be harmful.

Guide-lines based on recent research recommend that homes with in-door Radon concentration levels between 2.0 & 4.0 pCi/L should also install abatement systems to prevent illness from long-term exposure.

Radon mitigation and abatement systems are easily installed and are moderately priced, costing approximately the same as most household repairs. If this course of action
proves to be necessary we can assist you in choosing a professional, competent and well respected mitigation and abatement provider.

Because mitigation & abatement requires specialized construction-related skills Rn HomeTech does not provide this service.

Radon’s ability to percolate up through the soil and into your Home is directly related to the sub-soil on which your Home is built. Difficult as it may seem to believe, the various strata of sub-soil may vary significantly within just a few yards distance and so too the ability for Radon to pass through it.

What this means in practical terms is that your neighbor (even in townhouses) and you may have significantly varying levels of Radon! In short your neighbor’s low Radon readings do not guarantee yours will be too.

The Surgeon General of the Unites States says; “The ONLY way to know with certainty if your Home has an elevated level of Radon, is to TEST it!

You can. In fact many people do.  

However, like many other important things in life, Radon testing is best done by a professional with the proper training, knowledge and equipment.

Do-it-yourself type kits are inexpensive and easy to use. The DIY kits are relatively unsophisticated and require the test be conducted by the Homeowner, who more likely than not, is not properly trained in testing techniques and protocols. Tests must then be mailed back to a lab for testing.

Because Radon has a half-life of 3.8 days (the concentration halves every 3.8 days) it is a relatively unstable substance. Unless the test canisters are analyzed within that 3.8 day period your result may be inaccurate, disadvantageously so.

Due to this inherent instability DIY test results are extremely time sensitive and are easily compromised by several factors including improper testing protocols and the time lapse between the in-home test and the collection of test data at the lab (which is unknown to you the interested party).

Considering your family's health & safety is involved, the very real question becomes; How big a margin of error are you willing to accept in your test results?