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Radon Testing · Shorewood, MN

Radon Testing in Shorewood

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Shorewood · Hennepin County

Radon Testing in Shorewood

Radon Testing in Shorewood, Hennepin County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Shorewood is a south-shore Minnetonka city of mid-century and custom homes on wooded lots.

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 Shorewood.

Shorewood housing runs to mid-century and custom homes on wooded lots, across the south-shore neighborhoods and lake-access streets, on rolling wooded till on Minnetonka's south shore — and that mix shapes what a radon testing here needs to find.

Local conditions in Shorewood

Shorewood does not run a point-of-sale housing ordinance, which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on the home. Shorewood sits in Hennepin 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 Shorewood-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.
Are homes on the Shorewood islands inspected differently?
The house is inspected the same way, but access and services differ. The islands rely on Mound for postal service, fire protection and schools, so plan for boat or bridge access on inspection day and confirm details of water, sewer and utilities before you make an offer. The structure and systems matter, and so does knowing what could not be reached.
Do you cover Shorewood?
Yes — wooded sloped lots make grading, walkout-level moisture and shaded-roof wear the recurring items alongside the mid-century systems.
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