Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas that is produced from the decay of naturally occurring uranium in the soil. Risk occurs when this gas enters buildings and the decay products are breathed in. These decay products can damage the lungs and cause lung cancer.

Radon can be found anywhere. Outdoor levels are usually very low, but indoor levels can be very high. It doesn’t matter where you live, how old your home is, or what type of foundation it has. The only way to know the level of radon gas in a home is to perform a test.

Radon gas rises up through the soil. The air pressure inside your home or office is usually much lower than pressure in the soil around the foundation. This difference in pressure causes the building to act like a vacuum, drawing radon in through foundation cracks, construction joints, gaps around service pipes or wires, sump pits and other openings.

It doesn’t matter what type of foundation your home has or how recently your home was built, radon can get inside.

Radon testing is like a wellness check for your home’s air.
Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that naturally seeps from the ground and can accumulate indoors without any obvious signs. You won’t see it, smell it, or taste it, so the only way to know if it’s there is through testing. The good news? If levels are high, mitigation is straightforward and effective.

Radon testing take 48 hours after the placement of the test within the home. Once the monitor is picked up by our technician, the report is sent to you within 24 hours, keeping up the pace with real estate transactions! 

It is 100% safe to test for radon. The monitors themselves do not collect radon, and the testing process does not “stir-up” radon for you to then breath. The testing equipment has one job, collect air samples from your home to measure radon levels. 

RadTest Nashville is specifically for radon testing and mitigation. But don’t worry, our sister company DILIGENT is Nashville’s highest rated home inspection company. Schedule your home inspection with DILIGENT today! 

If you’re buying a home, a radon test should be high on your to-do list during the due diligence period. Your home inspection company should be able to provide this service or recommend you a radon testing company to get this extremely important step rolling. RadTest Nashville prides itself on fitting into the tight deadlines of real estate, so don’t worry about the tight timeline. Tennessee does not currently require radon testing for real estate transactions. However, both the EPA and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation recommend radon testing. Just go ahead and make sure it’s done with your home inspection! 

Test at least every two years—think of it as your home’s regular check-up.
But don’t wait if you’ve never tested before, made major renovations (new windows, HVAC, foundation work), or you recently installed a radon mitigation system. You want to make sure the system is running correctly! Radon levels can change with the seasons, so routine testing helps you stay protected year-round.

Absolutely! If you remember these rules:
Keep doors and windows closed as much as possible (quick trips in and out are fine), avoid using fans or anything that could alter the airflow near the testing equipment, and don’t touch, move, or tamper with the testing equipment. It’s going to quietly be doing it’s job, even if it’s silent! 

No!
We will be placing the tests at the lowest level of living space, and we try to place in a corner of that room. There is absolutely no other data being collected besides radon particles in the air. There are no cameras, audio recording, or motion sensor devices within the testing equipment.