Pinnacle Home Inspections provides professional, short-term radon testing in the North Carolina High Country, eastern Tennessee and surrounding areas. While neither state requires certification for service providers, Gabe holds an accredited measurement professional certification through the National Radon Proficiency Program.
Pinnacle uses continuous radon-monitoring devices that allow data to be quickly accessed and analyzed after the testing period is over. Typically, the client can expect to receive a report on the same day of retreival or home inspection. Short-term testing requires 12 hours of “closed-house conditions” prior to placing the monitor in a home, and requires a minimum of 48 hours of “test time.”
Radon Testing
Short-term testing is typical in real estate transactions or for home owners to have a snapshot of radon data. However, long-term testing typically provides a better reflection of true radon levels within a home. There are products availabile for homeowners to perform their own long-term test to get a better understanding of radon risk in their residence.
For more information on radon and the process of radon testing, see the below links.
Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon
Eastern Tennessee
Western North Carolina
Note: The maps above should only be interpretted as risk potential from county to county and not as an all encompasing definition of present radon. For example, not all homes in a “red” county will have elevated levels. Homes with elevated levels of radon have been found in all three zones.
(Maps and zone descriptions from epa.gov/radon.)
