A MESSAGE FROM MINNESOTA'S #1 ROCHESTER RADON TEAM:
Rochester, MN homeowner,
We install radon mitigation systems — a sub-slab suction point, sealed entry routes, and a fan that vents above the roofline. We test after the system runs, because a fan and a pipe prove nothing on their own. We work across Rochester and the towns around it.
You have a test result you did not like, or you are selling and the buyer's inspection turned one up. Radon is not something you can see or smell, and your neighbour's number tells you nothing about your house — the level depends on your soil, your foundation and how tightly the place is sealed. You want somebody who turns up, tells you straight what it needs, and does it properly the first time. The typical Rochester property dates to around 1987, so the housing stock here is mostly seventies and eighties. With roughly 78 freeze-thaw days a year, anything that traps water moves and cracks.
Somebody comes out, looks at the actual condition, and measures what is there. No quoting off a photo.
You see what the work covers and what it does not, so you can hold any quote next to it and compare like for like.
If it does not need doing yet, we will tell you that. If it needs more than you were hoping, we will tell you that too.
You might know this as radon mitigation. Same work, either name. Everything below is work we handle directly, not passed to a third party.
Foundation type, sub-slab material and permeability, and existing sump or drain tile are assessed. This determines how many suction points are needed and where they go.
A hole is cut through the slab and material excavated beneath to create a collection pit. Mixed foundations with a basement and a crawl space commonly need more than one point.
Slab cracks, the perimeter joint, sump lids and utility penetrations are sealed. This is not a mitigation method on its own but it makes the fan far more effective.
PVC runs from the suction point to the fan and out above the roofline. Interior routing through conditioned space looks better; exterior routing is cheaper and easier to service.
A continuously running fan sized to the static pressure of your soil, mounted outside conditioned space, with a manometer so you can see at a glance that the system is working.
A follow-up test after the system has run confirms the level actually came down. Without it you have a fan and a pipe but no evidence it did anything.
A cross-section of the jobs we handle around Rochester — different sizes, different conditions, same standard.
We work Rochester and the towns around it every week. We also cover Pine Island, Kasson, Stewartville, Byron, Oronoco, Marion, Eyota and Mantorville. We know what the buildings here are like and how they age.
Everyone who turns up is licensed, insured and ours. Nothing gets farmed out to a subcontractor we cannot vouch for.
Radon is what we do, not a sideline bolted on to something else. Establish the actual level with a proper test before anything is designed. Short-term test kits are inexpensive and widely available; results guide whether and how much mitigation is warranted.
Quoted before we start, and held there. Anything that would move it gets shown to you and agreed before we carry on.
Anything to do with radon. To start with: diagnostic assessment, suction point installation, sealing entry routes, pipe routing, fan and monitoring, post-mitigation testing. If you need something that is not on that list, call and ask – we can usually quote it or tell you honestly who should.
We cover Rochester, MN and the surrounding towns – Pine Island, Kasson, Stewartville, Byron, Oronoco, Marion, Eyota, Mantorville, Elgin, High Forest, Hammond, St. Charles, Zumbrota, Spring Valley, Chatfield, Dodge Center, Plainview, Elba, Dexter, Hayfield, Mazeppa, West Concord, Dover, Wykoff, and more. If you do not see your town listed, call anyway and we will tell you straight whether we can get to you.
Diagnostic assessment – Foundation type, sub-slab material and permeability, and existing sump or drain tile are assessed. This determines how many suction points are needed and where they go.; Suction point installation – A hole is cut through the slab and material excavated beneath to create a collection pit. Mixed foundations with a basement and a crawl space commonly need more than one point.; Sealing entry routes – Slab cracks, the perimeter joint, sump lids and utility penetrations are sealed. This is not a mitigation method on its own but it makes the fan far more effective.. Which one is right depends on what we find when we look at it, and we will walk you through the trade-offs rather than picking for you.
Diagnostic assessment is the one we are asked about most often in Rochester. Foundation type, sub-slab material and permeability, and existing sump or drain tile are assessed. This determines how many suction points are needed and where they go.
Most jobs land between $800 and $4,000 per home, installed, depending on condition and scope. We come out, look at it, and give you a written estimate at no charge. We are not the cheapest outfit in Rochester and we will not pretend to be – but you will know exactly what you are paying for before anything starts.
Foundation type: A full basement over a permeable gravel bed is the straightforward case. Slab-on-grade, crawl spaces, and houses combining several foundation types often need multiple suction points and cost proportionally more. That is usually the biggest single swing in a quote, which is why we look before we price.
Yes. We stand behind what we do and we put the terms in writing with the estimate, so the guarantee is not a handshake you have to remember later.
Call us at (507) 738-1860, or fill in the quote form on this page. We will get back to you, set a time that suits, and come look at the job.
Free estimate, in writing, from a Rochester team that does this every day.
Call us whenever suits. We handle every size of job, residential and commercial, across Rochester and the towns around it.
Your partner,
Rochester Radon