What a radon remediation company is hired to do

A radon remediation company is the company that installs a system to lower radon in the house. That job is the same hire as radon mitigation. It is not a separate trade, and it is not a radon test. A home inspector who only tests is not that company, even when the listing mentions radon. In this directory, 286 providers list radon testing and 257 list radon mitigation. Hire the company that installs the system, not the company that only ran the test.

Those counts describe the split in the listings, not a ranking and not names for your house. Some providers list both testing and mitigation. That can be the right hire when the bid is for the system. A listing that names only a test has not offered to fix the house.

You searched for a company to fix the house, not for a definition of the gas. Whoever told you to call, hire the company that will install the system. On the call, say you need the system installed, and ask for a written bid.

What a radon remediation company is hired to do

Radon mitigation means lowering radon in the house, usually with a pipe and a fan. Remediation is that same hire. It is not a separate trade, and it is not another name for a test. Homeowners often type one word and companies print the other. A page that uses both for the same service is talking about the install. A page that only offers to measure the air is talking about a test.

The work is physical. A pipe runs from under the house to the outside, and the usual system adds a fan so the air moves out of the rooms you live in. You are hiring that installation, not another report in place of the install.

You do not need a technical split between the two words. If one contractor says they remediate radon and another says they mitigate it, ask both whether they install the system. If they install the system, you are in the right conversation. You still check qualifications before you hire. If the answer stops at a test and a referral, keep looking for a company that will install the system.

A testing listing is not the company that fixes the house

Inspectors and testing firms do a real job. They place a test, read a result, and hand you a report. That report is often why you searched. After it, the next hire is the installer. Another test, booked because the first listing mentioned radon, does not lower radon in the house.

Read the services the company offers, not only the word radon in the business name. A name can include radon and still mean the firm tests houses during a sale. That is fair work, and the wrong hire when you need a system installed. If the only radon line is testing, look for a listing that names mitigation.

A company that lists both testing and mitigation can still be the hire. Tell them you are hiring them to install the system, not to run another test. If you do not have a result yet, say that on the call. The company that installs systems can tell you whether they need a measurement before they bid. Do not end the search on a testing-only inspector.

How to read a listing

Your city is not on this page, so this page cannot name the company for your house. The two providers below are in different cities. They are examples of how to read a listing. They are not options for your house, and they are not a shortlist.

Integra Environmental is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and has been in business since 1983. The listing names radon mitigation and radon testing. It is here so you can see a listing that names the reduction work, not only a test. Look for that mitigation line when you search your own city.

Drennen Custom Contracting (Radon and Roofing) is in Fort Collins, Colorado, and has been in business since 1973. The listing names radon mitigation and radon testing, and it also names roofing and remodeling. It is here so you can see a mixed listing and ask whether radon is the job, not a side service. A company can do other trades and still install a system. Ask whether the written bid is for the radon system, or whether radon is only mentioned beside roofing and remodeling.

A listing names the services the company offers, not a license check and not a result from a finished job.

Take the pattern, not the names. Even if you live near Allentown or Fort Collins, these profiles are examples of how a page reads, not a recommendation. Company names for your house come from the city finder, not from this pair.

What the written bid should name

Once you are talking to a company that lists mitigation, the bid should say the company will install a system to lower radon. It should not read like a plan to repeat a test.

One method a listing may name is sub-slab depressurization, a fan and pipe that pull air from under the slab and send it outside. On these pages, 50 providers list sub-slab depressurization. The phrase tells you the company names a reduction method. It does not tell you that method fits your foundation. A basement, a house on a slab, and a crawl space are not the same layout. The bid should name the system for your house, so you are not left to guess it from a menu of services.

A bid should name the system type: a passive system is a pipe with no fan, and an active system adds a fan. See active and passive radon systems for the comparison. A bid that names the system is one you can compare with another bid. A bid that only says radon work is not one you can compare.

Do radon remediation systems really work?

Do not take a promised level in place of a measurement. The check is a post-mitigation re-test: a second radon test after the system is running. Among the listings here, 24 providers list a post-mitigation re-test. You can look for that phrase on a listing, and you can ask for the second test in the bid if the listing does not name it. You are asking what the job includes.

EPA’s RadTown page on radon in homes says to hire someone trained to fix a high reading, then test again. Follow that order: a trained installer, then a new test after the system is running. A testing visit is not the fix.

How to tell a company is qualified to install

A state contact and a certification lookup can tell you what your state expects. They do not, on their own, tell you whether the company in front of you installs a system or only runs a test. Read the listing for mitigation, the way the examples above show.

EPA’s page on how to find a qualified radon service provider starts with your state radon contact. Requirements differ by state, and some states keep their own lists. That page then names two national certification programs, the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) and the National Radon Safety Board (NRSB). Ask your state radon contact what the state requires of the person who installs a system, and use NRPP or NRSB if that is the path the state points to.

EPA’s page on who to hire to test a home or fix it points the same way: your state radon program, or NRPP or NRSB. That page covers hiring someone to test or to fix. You are here for the fix.

The Allentown and Fort Collins examples are not a judgment about qualifications. Check the company you are about to hire on those EPA pages, and ask the company directly.

When you know you need a mitigation company, use how to choose a radon mitigation contractor for the questions to ask before you sign. That page is the vetting guide. You already know the job is an install, not a test.

How much should radon remediation cost?

Take the cost question to radon mitigation cost, then ask companies in your city whose listings name radon mitigation for a written bid. That bid is the figure for your house.

Will insurance pay for radon mitigation?

Ask your insurer and ask the company. A listing does not show coverage.

Find a radon remediation company in your city

Open the city finder and find radon companies in your city. Stay with listings that name radon mitigation, which is the same hire as remediation. Ask those companies for a written bid that names the system.

The two examples above are not that list. They sit in other cities so you could see a mitigation line, and a listing that also sells other work. Your next step is a written bid from a mitigation company where you live, not a testing-only inspector and not the first result that used the word radon.