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Real Estate Radon Testing in Toledo

Real estate radon tests are held to a stricter protocol than diagnostic homeowner tests. Closed-house conditions are required for at least 12 hours before and during the test. The monitor is placed by a certified measurement professional and the device is not handled by the buyer, seller, or agent during the test window. All of that is to make the result hold up if there is ever a dispute later.

Process

1. Schedule by closing date. Most Toledo-area transactions need a result on the inspection contingency timeline. A two-business-day window covers placement, the 48-hour test, and pickup.
2. Placement. A continuous radon monitor is set in the lowest livable level — usually a finished basement or first floor over a slab. Placement follows AARST-NRPP protocol.
3. Closed-house. Doors and windows stay closed except for normal entry and exit. HVAC runs as it normally would.
4. Pickup and report. Monitor is retrieved at the 48-hour mark. Written report (hourly graph + average pCi/L + EPA action-level recommendation) is delivered same day to the agent or buyer.
5. Mitigation if needed. If the result is at or above 4.0 pCi/L, a mitigation quote can be issued the same day so it can be folded into the purchase agreement. See mitigation.

Documentation

Reports include: monitor serial number, deployment time stamp, pickup time stamp, hourly readings, average concentration, technician credential number, and a chain-of-custody page. That documentation is what protects everyone if a re-test is ever performed.

Common Lucas County submarkets

Real estate testing is performed across Toledo, Sylvania, Perrysburg, Maumee, Oregon, Holland, Ottawa Hills, and the surrounding metro. See locations for full coverage.