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Radon Testing · West Des Moines, IA

Radon Testing in West Des Moines

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West Des Moines · Polk County

Radon Testing in West Des Moines

Radon Testing in West Des Moines, Polk County, by Closer Look Inspectors. West Des Moines is a fast-growing capital suburb of 1990s-2000s subdivisions.

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 West Des Moines.

West Des Moines housing runs to 1990s-2000s subdivisions with an older original core, across the newer subdivisions and the historic Valley Junction core, on Des Moines Lobe till — and that mix shapes what a radon testing here needs to find.

Local conditions in West Des Moines

West Des Moines sits on Des Moines Lobe till — heavy, poorly drained clay that holds water against foundations and moves with moisture, which is what drives basement seepage and foundation cracking across central Iowa. West Des Moines sits in Polk 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 West Des Moines-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.
What should West Des Moines buyers expect?
Two different inspections depending on where the home sits — the Valley Junction core is genuinely older housing, while most of the city is 90s-2000s subdivision stock now due for first roof and mechanical replacement. Heavy till makes grading a priority either way.
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