Radon mitigation in Columbus
What Columbus homes mean for radon mitigation
Columbus proper includes some of the oldest housing stock in the metro, from German Village's brick rowhouses on shallow stone foundations to Hilltop and Linden's early-1900s worker housing over full basements, alongside mid-century ranch neighborhoods on standard poured basements. The city sits on the same Devonian-period limestone and shale bedrock that puts all of Franklin County in EPA Zone 1, so elevated readings show up across every one of these housing generations. Downtown's newer condo and infill construction is the exception, since slab-on-grade and structured-parking foundations change the soil-gas entry path entirely.
Downtown Columbus sits at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, with the rest of the city spread across the flat glacial till plain typical of central Ohio.
Columbus housing profile
- County
- Franklin, OH
- Housing era
- A mix of housing eras
- State
- OH
Franklin County sits over the Ohio Shale outcrop band, and its 16,142 pre-mitigation tests from 2008 to 2017 had an estimated mean of 9.5 pCi/L. Housing runs from 1800s brick in German Village to postwar ranches and new infill, so the design starts with the foundation, not the ZIP code.
Columbus's housing character: a broad mix of 1880s urban rowhouse neighborhoods, mid-century ranch belts, and 2000s downtown and Short North infill. That shapes how we scope radon mitigation here. All of our 6 specialty lines are available throughout Columbus and the surrounding Columbus metro. Click any service for full details, typical pricing, and process.
- Radon Mitigation Systems in ColumbusFan-driven sub-slab and sub-membrane systems built to the Ohio Radon Mitigation Standards for basements, slabs, and crawls.Typical: $1,200-$2,400
- Radon Testing in ColumbusShort-term and long-term radon testing by Ohio-licensed testers, run to the Ohio Radon Measurement Protocol.Typical: $150-$300
- Crawl Space Radon Mitigation in ColumbusSealed-membrane sub-membrane depressurization for crawl spaces and mixed crawl-and-basement homes.Typical: $1,800-$3,500
- Real Estate Radon Services in ColumbusOhio-protocol sale testing and mitigation scheduled around inspection deadlines and closing dates.Typical: Test $150 · Mitigation $1,200+
- Commercial Radon Mitigation in ColumbusSchools, daycares, multifamily, and commercial properties. Multi-zone designs.Typical: Quote-based
- System Repair & Reactivation in ColumbusFan replacement, gauge and alarm repair, resealing, and retesting for existing radon systems.Typical: $200-$600