Is Winter the Right Time to Test Your Home for Radon?
January is typically the coldest month in Minnesota so people tend to spend more time inside their homes. How can you be sure the air you breathe in your home [...]
Is Radon Testing Necessary for Slab On Grade Houses?
In Minnesota, there are three main foundation types: basement, crawl space, or concrete slab-on-grade. Slab-on-grade houses do not have a basement or crawl space beneath them, but rather, they were [...]
How Does Radon Mitigation Work?
Branch Property Investigations has performed nearly 1,000 radon tests over the past five years in the Twin Cities Metro area. Roughly 30-35% of the homes we’ve tested have had dangerously [...]
Should I Test My Home for Radon this Winter?
This year more than ever, Minnesotans are hunkering down for winter. People are spending far more time at home, but how can you be sure the air you’re breathing in [...]
What You Should Know About Radon in Minnesota
We field a lot of questions about radon gas, so today we’ll cover the basics: what it is, where it’s found, its possible health effects, and what you can do [...]
What is a Passive Radon Mitigation System?
A passive radon system is a radon system without a radon exhaust fan. A passive system typically runs from the basement sump basket or drain tile and exhausts through the [...]
Is Radon Testing Necessary?
All homes in Minnesota should be tested for radon. Radon gas is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. It's the second leading cause of cancer in America, [...]