Short-term radon test in Bethlehem Township

Whether short-term radon test is the right answer in Bethlehem Township depends on what is actually under the floor.

What people describe first

• A previous test was done years ago and you have since changed the heating or the ventilation
• You finished a basement and want to know what you have been sitting in
• A neighbour tested high and you have never tested at all

Why this comes up in Bethlehem Township

Here is what makes Bethlehem Township particular: public supply is scarce across this township. A well here draws from either the ridge gneiss or the carbonate valley beneath it, depending where on the mountain the property sits.

Bethlehem Township is a rural township on the Musconetcong Mountain ridge in the northwest of the county, and that shapes what a system here has to be designed around.

What access looks like here

Large lots with plenty of room, though wooded and sloping ground can complicate where equipment goes.

Construction permits go through Bethlehem Township, and installing radon mitigation for a fee anywhere in New Jersey requires NJDEP certification.

What a certified crew will do

A short-term test means a sealed-house condition for at least 48 hours with a continuous monitor or a pair of charcoal detectors placed at the lowest lived-in level. The house has to stay closed the whole time, which is the part that most often invalidates a result. In New Jersey the placement and the reading both have to be done by a certified measurement business for the result to count in a real-estate transaction.

What it costs comes down to the foundation, the number of suction points, and where the pipe can run.