Magic City RadonINDEPENDENT TESTING

Radon testing in Birmingham, in plain English.

We test the air in your house for radon — a gas you can't see or smell that seeps up from the ground. You get a clear number back and plain-English answer of what it means. $295 flat.

Illustration of Birmingham-area homes on a wooded ridge with radon gas rising from rock strata beneath one foundation

Here's exactly what we do.

Two short visits, 48 quiet hours in between. That's the whole test.

  1. We place the sealed monitor

    About 15 minutes.

  2. It runs for 48 quiet hours

    You live normally — keep windows closed, HVAC is fine.

  3. We pick it up

    Another 15 minutes.

  4. An independent lab reads the data

    Your report lands by email, usually within about an hour of upload.

4.0pCi/L

the level where the EPA says to fix your home

48hrs

how long the test runs

1 in 15

U.S. homes with a radon problem

$295

flat price, every home, every time

We test. We don't sell the fix.

A lot of Birmingham companies test for radon as a side gig to selling the fix. We don't. We don't install anything, don't quote a mitigation system, don't work on commission with anyone who does. So the number on your report is just the number — nothing we sell later depends on it.

01

Sealed monitor placed

02

Data uploaded — we never see the numbers

03

Independent lab scores the test

04

Report emailed to you

We never grade our own tests.

Every hour, logged

Hour 1Hour 24Hour 48

Illustrative: the monitor logs a separate reading every hour — how tampering gets caught.

What your number means.

Radon is measured in pCi/L — picocuries per liter, a measure of how much radon is in the air. Every result falls in one of three plain zones. We'll tell you which one you're in, in normal words, and what the EPA recommends next. No scare tactics.

1.3 avg0246+

U.S. average indoor level is about 1.3 pCi/L (per EPA/ADPH).

Below 2.0 pCi/L

No action needed

No action needed.

2.0–3.9 pCi/L

EPA suggests considering fixes

EPA suggests considering fixes; retesting is reasonable.

4.0+ pCi/L

EPA action level

EPA action level — mitigation recommended, retest after.

Radon, explained in under a minute.

The CDC made a short, plain-English video on what radon is and how to protect your household. Fifty-eight seconds, no sales pitch.

Radon: Protect Yourself and Your Family From Radon — Source: CDC (public domain).

Where we test.

Counties

  • Jefferson County
  • Shelby County
  • St. Clair County

Cities

  • Birmingham
  • Hoover
  • Vestavia Hills
  • Mountain Brook
  • Homewood
  • Trussville
  • Leeds
  • Alabaster
  • Pelham
  • Helena
  • Chelsea
  • Moody

ADPH names Jefferson and Shelby among Alabama's 15 highest-potential radon counties — so it's a smart place to test.

Buying or selling? Here's the 10-day window handled.

If you're an agent or a homeowner racing a closing, we guarantee a monitor on-site within 48 hours of your call — nights and weekends included — so a radon test never holds up your closing. No per-test agent fees, no referral arrangement, no games.

Your report lands in your inbox — usually about an hour after we pick up the monitor.