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Radon Testing in Farmington

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Farmington · Dakota County

Radon Testing in Farmington

Radon Testing in Farmington, Dakota County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Farmington is a south-metro city of rapid 1990s-2000s subdivision growth around an older core.

Radon testing places an EPA-protocol continuous monitor on a home's lowest livable level to measure radon gas — and it matters across Minnesota, where more than two in five homes test above the action level.

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Local housing

Homes in Farmington.

Farmington housing runs to 1990s-2000s subdivisions around an older core, across the newer subdivisions and the historic downtown, on flat to gently rolling prairie till — and that mix shapes what a radon testing here needs to find.

Local conditions in Farmington

Farmington does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Farmington sits in Dakota County, in EPA Radon Zone 1, and MDH reports more than two in five Minnesota homes have radon levels that pose a significant health risk. Finished basements concentrate radon, and only a 48-hour test tells you the number. Footings here must reach the 3-1/2-foot depth Minnesota Rules 1303.1600 set for the southern frost zone, and that annual freeze-thaw cycle is what drives the settlement cracks, frost heave and ice-dam wear that Farmington-area homes face.

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Questions

Common questions.

Is radon really a concern in Minnesota?
Yes. The Minnesota Department of Health reports that more than two in five Minnesota homes have radon levels that pose a significant health risk, and finished basements are where it concentrates.
How long does the test run?
A 48-hour minimum under closed-house conditions; the result is delivered with your inspection report.
Is a 20-year-old Farmington house still new?
It is no longer new: roofs, water heaters, furnaces and original windows are all reaching the ends of their service lives. The age and condition of each system are worth knowing, along with what to budget for. It also has time-dependent issues, like settled grading, deck fastening, and caulking that has failed. A house of that age can be a good buy, and the inspection shows what is left in it.
What do Farmington buyers usually ask about?
Whether the 90s-2000s subdivision homes are due for roofs and mechanicals — often they are, and we date each system so you can plan.
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