Should Barron County Homeowners Test for Radon?

Yes. On the Wisconsin Department of Health Services radon map, 129 of 244 tests in Rice Lake's ZIP code, 54868, were at or above 4 pCi/L (about 53%), and 37 of 88 in Chetek's ZIP, 54728 (about 42%). 4 pCi/L is the level where EPA recommends fixing your home. Send a free quote request and we'll look for one contractor certified by NRPP or NRSB who serves Barron County.

Source: Wisconsin DHS indoor radon test results map, tests from 1995 to 2016 grouped by ZIP code. Your own home's level can be higher or lower, so a test is the only way to know.

Radon and Barron County homes

Barron County mixes the city of Rice Lake with lake country around the Chetek chain of lakes and Cumberland, and dairy and farm country around Barron, the county seat. Homes run from older in-town houses with full basements to lake homes and cabins on crawl spaces or slabs.

Lake homes

Many lake places were cabins first and grew over time, with different foundations under different parts of the house. A contractor may need to treat a crawl space and a basement separately, or add a second suction point.

Farmhouses and wells

Older farmhouses often have stone or block basements with cracks and gaps that let soil gas in. Most rural homes are on private wells, and radon can be in well water too, so ask the contractor about a water test.

Nearby areas

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