Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas that is present in nearly all soils. Low levels of radon gas are in the air we breathe both indoors and outdoors every day. Radon can seep into your home and accumulate in high levels, and long-term exposure can cause lung cancer.

To test radon levels in a home, we leave a radon testing canister and retrieve it 2-6 days later. It is then sent to a laboratory for analysis, and the results and explanation of results are then promptly sent to you.

Radon testing is recommended for every home purchase except high-rise condos. For more info on radon: https://www.epa.gov/radon

Many homes in North Jersey were or currently are using oil for their heating systems. Many of these homes had or still have steel underground oil tanks. Unfortunately, steel slowly degrades when buried underground and eventually leaks. If an underground oil tank is discovered on the property, it may have caused oil contamination of the soil which can be very costly to remediate and becomes your responsibility as soon as you purchase the home.

We visually inspect the inside and outside of the home for any evidence of an abandoned underground oil tank. We then sweep the property 30’ from any foundations on the lot with a magnetometer to detect any underground iron or steel objects. You will be provided a written report with our findings.

Oil tank sweeps are recommended on every home built before 1990, or where a building foundation on a property may have existed before 1990.