Our Approach to Radon Mitigation

At Total Radon Solutions, our approach to radon mitigation is to reduce radon effectively, fit the system thoughtfully into your home, and provide clear explanations about the work and cost. We take time to understand your home, walk you through installation options, and involve you in choosing the route before work begins. When appropriate, our phased approach starts with one system and uses follow-up testing to determine whether additional work is needed.

Your Home. Your Options. A Thoughtful Installation.

An effective radon system deserves thoughtful placement. Pipe routing, fan location, and visible components affect your home’s appearance and how you use its spaces. We approach those decisions as though we were installing the system in our own home.

Before installation begins, we walk through the available options with you. When the layout allows, we explain a preferred route and one or two alternatives, including how each would look and fit into your home. These choices are normally accommodated within our original bid, which we honor to the dollar on nearly every installation. In the rare event that a significant design change would require an additional charge, we explain it and obtain your approval before proceeding.

We take extra time to find a route that blends into your home and keeps visible piping to a minimum, even when that makes installation more demanding. Where practical, routing through the interior, attic, and roof lets the exterior vent resemble a typical plumbing vent. When an exterior system is the better option, we plan its placement with the same attention to appearance. We explain the options so you can choose a suitable route with us before installation begins.

Our Approach to Radon Mitigation for Larger Homes

For homes with a footprint over 2,000 square feet, we typically provide a four-phase estimate. The footprint is the area beneath the home—not the combined square footage of every story. Our estimate explains the initial installation and the additional steps available if needed, so you understand the potential costs upfront.

When appropriate for the home, we start with one carefully designed system and test the results before adding another. In our installation experience, most larger homes have needed only the initial system. Occasionally, we upgrade its fan. Only a small number have required a second complete system.

If the first phase achieves the intended radon reduction, we stop there. That saves you the cost of unnecessary additional phases and avoids the electricity, maintenance, and visible components associated with a second fan and piping system.

The Four Phases Explained

1. Initial system: Install the first radon mitigation system, check its operating conditions, and perform follow-up radon testing.
2. Fan upgrade: Upgrade the first system’s fan if operating measurements or test results indicate it is needed.
3. Second system: Install a second complete system if further work is necessary to achieve the intended reduction.
4. Second fan upgrade: Upgrade the second system’s fan if needed.

These phases are options, not an automatic sequence of charges. Your written estimate identifies the cost of each potential phase. We explain why any additional phase is needed and obtain your approval before proceeding.

Separate Foundation Areas Can Often Share One System

Some homes combine a basement, slab, and crawlspace, or have additions separated by foundation footings. We consider each area when planning the installation. Separate areas may need their own suction points, but those points can often connect through additional piping to one shared fan.

For crawlspace-only homes, we have always been able to use one fan, including homes with sections separated by footings. The piping needed to connect those crawlspace sections is included in our membrane square-foot pricing.

For exposed-earth crawlspaces, we install and seal a 10-mil HUSKY Yellow Guard membrane, also called a soil gas retarder, with suction piping beneath it. This creates a collection area beneath the membrane so the system can draw soil gases outside. The membrane material, sealing, and installation labor are included in your crawlspace estimate. For homes combining crawlspace and basement or slab areas, we evaluate how those areas can connect to a shared system.

Clear Estimates Before Installation

Most of our estimates can be prepared over the phone. We ask detailed questions about your home’s foundation, crawlspaces, additions, and possible piping routes so we can understand the work before quoting a price.

If the installation needs are unclear, or you would prefer an in-person estimate, we can arrange a visit. We want you to understand the proposed work and feel comfortable with the plan before scheduling installation.

We honor our original bid to the dollar on nearly every installation. Additional phases identified in a phased estimate are performed only when needed and with your approval. If a significant change to the agreed design would affect the price, we explain it and obtain your approval before proceeding.

Follow-Up Testing Confirms the Results

Our installation includes follow-up radon testing to confirm the reduction achieved in your home. We explain the results and discuss any further work if needed. We also recommend an independent third-party test for additional confirmation. The goal is a thoughtfully installed system with measured results you can understand.

Already own a home radon monitor? We encourage you to place it beside our professional testing equipment during follow-up testing so you can compare readings over the same period. In our experience, customers’ monitors—including some inexpensive models—have often tracked closely with our equipment, which undergoes annual calibration. Some customers have watched their readings begin falling shortly after we started the mitigation system. Monitors display and average results differently, so we compare averages over matching periods rather than individual readings. Your monitor can provide a useful additional check alongside our follow-up test; an independent third-party test offers a separate level of verification.

For additional guidance, visit the EPA’s information on radon reduction in homes.

Let’s Discuss the Right Approach for Your Home

Whether you already have elevated radon results or are comparing installation options, we’re happy to explain our approach and provide a free mitigation estimate. Based in Ephraim, we serve Sanpete, Sevier, Juab, and Utah counties, with service available statewide.