Radon Mitigation Systems in Colorado Springs
Installation of a sub-slab depressurization system that vents radon from beneath the foundation to the outside air.
Why the ground here is the problem
Radon is what uranium turns into as it breaks down in rock and soil. The USGS has mapped uranium deposits through the Colorado Front Range, the bedrock the Colorado Springs area is built on and eroded from. That geology is why El Paso County sits in EPA Radon Zone 1, and why the gas keeps coming until you route it out.
The system we install
Most homes here take a sub-slab depressurization system. We cut one suction point through the slab. A sealed pipe carries the soil gas from under the foundation up and out above the roofline. A fan on that pipe runs continuously and holds a vacuum beneath the slab, so the gas goes up the pipe instead of into the house.
A typical install is one day.
Licensed work, to protocol
A Colorado mitigation license is not a formality. Licensees pass an NRPP- or NRSB-accredited course and follow ANSI-AARST installation standards. Those standards cover where the suction point goes, how the pipe is sealed, and where the fan discharges.
When the system is running, we retest the house against 4.0 pCi/L and give
you the result in writing. (719) 992-5845 to walk through your home.