York County, PA
Radon guidance for Mount Wolf, in northern York County.
Mount Wolf is a small borough in the northern part of the county with a largely older housing stock. The pattern is the familiar one for York County boroughs: modest lots, full basements, and foundations of an age that predates soil gas being a design consideration in residential construction.
For homeowners deciding whether testing is worth the trouble, the arithmetic is straightforward. A short-term test kit costs very little. Pennsylvania DEP estimates 40 percent of homes tested in the Commonwealth exceed the EPA action guideline. Against those odds, and that cost, there is not much of an argument for not finding out.
Independent guidance on radon testing, mitigation costs and DEP-certified contractors for homeowners in Mount Wolf and the surrounding parts of York County.
DEP estimates 40 percent of tested Pennsylvania homes exceed the action guideline. A short-term kit costs a fraction of almost any home maintenance item.
Mitigation is well understood, mechanically simple and permanent when done properly. Finding a high number is not bad news you cannot act on.
Looking a firm up on the DEP Radon Division's certified list is the cheapest diligence available on a job like this. Do it before you agree to anything.
The test that started the process should be answered by a test that ends it. Confirm the post-mitigation reading before you consider the job finished.
Ask about a test result, what a Mount Wolf mitigation quote should include, or how to check a contractor's DEP certification.
