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Radon Testing in Mendota Heights

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Mendota Heights · Dakota County

Radon Testing in Mendota Heights

Radon Testing in Mendota Heights, Dakota County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Mendota Heights is a bluff-top suburb of mid-century and custom homes above the river.

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 Mendota Heights.

Mendota Heights housing runs to mid-century and custom homes above the river, across the bluff-top neighborhoods, on bluff-top till over bedrock — and that mix shapes what a radon testing here needs to find.

Local conditions in Mendota Heights

Mendota Heights does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Mendota Heights 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 Mendota Heights-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.
What are common problems in a Mendota Heights rambler?
Original systems, mostly. Worth checking are the sewer lateral, electrical panel and wiring, the roof and attic insulation, windows, and the ages of the furnace and water heater. Basements need a look for moisture and cracks. Nothing here is unusual, but a house from the years around 1956 usually has several items at or near the end of their service life.
Do you inspect Mendota Heights homes?
Yes — bluff-top custom homes get a full read, with particular attention to drainage on sloped lots and the complex rooflines common here.
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