Our company provides the fastest and most accurate radon testing services available. We also provide free advice and free consultations for anyone that would like to do their own testing.

Our substantial investment in equipment and radon testing technology, more than anyone else in the entire industry, allows us to provide every type of radon test available.

The two most popular methods for radon testing are charcoal test kits and Continuous Radon Monitor's (CRM's).

If you are testing your own home or building, we recommend saving money by using a Do-It-Yourself charcoal test kit, available on this site or from many local hardware and home improvement stores. They are easy to use and very accurate when the instructions are followed. If you have any questions after purchasing a test kit from any location, please do not hesitate to call.

If you are buying a home or building, insist on hiring "Professional House Doctors, Inc.^Ò" Our test equipment provides the fastest and most accurate results available, approved by The USEPA with results in as little as 46 hours. Our Continuous Radon Monitors (CRM's) are the preferred method as they can detect tampering and provide an immediate on-site print out that shows hourly concentrations and the average radon level during the time period tested.

Be sure to allow enough time for a radon test as part of your "Offer To Buy" so that it may be performed as part of the home inspection process. The EPA recommends that every home in America be tested for radon, but one of the best times to find out if a home has a problem is before you buy it! Call us for scheduling information and price. 

Certain conditions have been established by the EPA that must be followed for charcoal and CRM's including:

Closed house conditions - The house must have all windows and doors kept closed (except for normal entry and exit) during the entire testing period, and for at least 12 hours prior to starting the test. The thermostat for the furnace or A/C should be set to a normal temperature. Everything remains the same except that occupants are not allowed to leave any doors or windows open. 

The testing device is to be placed on the lowest livable area of the home (typically the basement unless uninhabitable) away from drafts or vents. It should be approximately 20 to 36 inches above the floor and away from outside walls, windows or doors.

CRM's are left in place for at least 46 hours and provide immediate results upon retrieval. Charcoal test kits are typically just as accurate, if not tampered with, but are exposed from 3 to 7 days (dependent upon manufacturer) and then sent to the laboratory for results. Results may take  a week or two. Both methods are excellent as long as the testing conditions are followed.

For other types of radon tests, we also provide Instant Radon Diagnostic Sampling, Grab Sampling, Radon Integrated Progeny Sampling Units (for measuring exact amounts of radon daughters like thorium or bismuth), Radon In Solids and Building Materials, Radon In Water, Alpha, Beta or Gamma Sampling, and Alpha Track and E-Perm.

We are also one of the only non-governmental groups in the United States with our own certified radiation source. This is used for precise equipment calibration and cross check measurements. A Radium 226 Sealed Source, Registered Serial #202 with 4,999 disintegrations per minute.

No One Knows Radon Like Professional House Doctors, Inc.^Ò

Home Page | Contact Us