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Radon Testing · Soldier, IA

Radon Testing in Soldier

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Soldier · Monona County

Radon Testing in Soldier

Radon Testing in Soldier, Monona County, by Closer Look Inspectors. Soldier is a Soldier River town in Monona County, named for a nearby unmarked soldier grave.

Radon testing places an EPA-protocol continuous monitor on a home's lowest livable level to measure radon gas — and it matters across Iowa, where Iowa HHS reports 71.6 percent of homes above the action level — the largest percentage of any state.

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Local housing

Homes in Soldier.

Soldier housing runs to early-1900s and mid-century houses along the Soldier River valley, with limited new construction and some homes that have seen decades of the same ownership, across the compact town grid along the Soldier River and the farmsteads and acreages of the valley around it, on the Soldier River valley, on loess-mantled uplands just east of the Loess Hills — and that mix shapes what a radon testing here needs to find.

Local conditions in Soldier

No Iowa law requires a home inspection before a sale — the one mandatory time-of-transfer inspection covers private septic systems (Iowa Code 455B.172) — which makes an independent inspection the only thorough, buyer-side read on a Soldier home. Soldier sits in Monona County, and every Iowa county is EPA Radon Zone 1. Iowa HHS reports Iowa has the largest percentage of homes above the 4.0 pCi/L action level of any state — 71.6 percent in the Iowa Radon Survey — and the Iowa seller disclosure form asks for any known radon test results. Finished basements concentrate it, and only a 48-hour test gives you this home's number. Iowa leaves frost depth to the local building code rather than one statewide number, and the annual freeze-thaw cycle drives the settlement cracks and ice-dam wear that Soldier-area homes face.

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Questions

Common questions.

Is radon really a concern in Iowa?
Yes. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that more than two in five Iowa 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.
Does a house near the Soldier River need a flood and drainage check?
It deserves one. The town is named for a nearby unmarked soldier's grave and sits along the Soldier River, so lots on the valley floor can see high groundwater and runoff after heavy rain. The basement or crawlspace for staining and efflorescence, sump pump and discharge, grading, and the base of the foundation are worth checking. Soldier grew slightly, from 174 people in 2010 to 184 in 2020, and its median age is near 48, so many houses have long-term owners. We date the wiring, plumbing, heating and roof, and note any additions.
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