Radon mitigation in Surrey, North Dakota
Radon tests and systems for a growing Ward County city on the Great Northern line east of Minot.
Surrey is about 8 miles east of Minot and had 1,357 people at the 2020 census, up from 934 in 2010, a gain of about 45 percent. Great Northern Railway officials named the town after Surrey, England, when it was founded in 1900, and it incorporated as a city in 1951. Amtrak's Empire Builder still rolls through on the BNSF tracks without stopping.
Does a newer Surrey house need a test?
Yes. A town that grows by nearly half in ten years adds new homes, and newer houses often come with full or finished basements. New construction doesn't keep radon out. The soil under a new slab is the same Ward County ground, and tighter houses can trap more of what seeps in. If your builder put in a passive vent pipe, a test will show whether it's enough on its own.
Open-country installs
Lots on the edge of town and farmsteads nearby take the full force of prairie wind and winter cold. For an outside pipe run, ask the installer how they'll slope the pipe, where the fan will sit and how they'll keep the discharge from icing over. The EPA says the exhaust must vent above the roof and at least 10 feet off the ground.
Common Surrey radon jobs
- First-time tests in houses built in the last decade or two
- Adding a fan to a passive radon pipe where one exists
- Sub-slab systems routed through the garage to stay out of finished space
- Tests for buyers and sellers, including families moving for Minot AFB assignments
Common questions
Do radon companies travel to Surrey?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with a company that covers eastern Ward County.
Is a farmhouse near Surrey worth testing?
Yes. Rural homes sit on the same soil, and older farmhouses often have crawl spaces or mixed foundations.
Services in Surrey
- Radon testingStore kits, long-term tests and professional continuous monitors, plus the follow-up test after a system goes in.
- Radon mitigation systemsSub-slab depressurization for basement homes: a suction pit, sealed pipe, a fan that never stops, and a gauge you can read.
- Crawl space radon systemsPlastic membranes with suction underneath for dirt-floor crawl spaces, and combined systems for houses with a basement and a crawl.
- Radon fan replacementSilent or noisy fans, flat gauges, iced-up pipe, alarms and retests for systems that are already in place.
- Real estate radon testsTests during the inspection window, systems installed before closing, and paperwork that answers a buyer's questions.
Nearby areas
Radon kit came back high, or your fan went quiet?
Call and we'll put you in touch with a radon company that works in the Minot area.