How to choose the best radon mitigation contractor? (Hint: It’s Us!)
Choose a radon specialist like you would a teacher, lawyer or doctor. You want the best your family can afford. Just like any type of service, there are a wide variety of companies to choose from and price isn’t always the best judge of quality. The best mitigators won’t just look at your house and tell you what is needed. They will conduct diagnostics first to determine what is best for your particular style of house and soil characteristics. After diagnostics, they should be able to give you several options on how the system is installed and let you choose whichever you prefer. Usually, the better the mitigator you hire, the lower your final radon level will be.

If the price seems too good to be true — YOU’RE RIGHT!
Legitimate radon contractors are rarely more than a few hundred dollars apart in their prices. Performing radon mitigation correctly is often difficult work, but there are ample opportunities to cut corners in ways that a homeowner might never discover. For example, in a house with no gravel under the slab, the size, number and placement of the holes the mitigator digs under the floor will directly affect how low your post-mitigation radon levels are. One small hole may get you down to 3.8 pCi/L but two larger holes might have gotten you down to below 1.5 pCi/L! The homeowner often does not know if the contractor spent 20 minutes digging these holes or three hours.
We never cut corners. We spend hours digging holes that some companies spend minutes on. Systems that some companies rush through in three or four hours frequently take us eight to ten hours! We always install the neatest, least obtrusive and most effective radon systems possible.

Will the contractor provide a free, on-site estimate?
When a contractor doesn’t have time to come estimate your job, he probably won’t have a lot of time to do the work well either. This visit is a great time to ask lots of questions and get a list of references. Trying to do this over the phone or through pictures it is virtually impossible to provide an accurate estimate.
We provide free detailed on-site estimates based specifically on the conditions of your home and its structure. We are always glad to answer radon questions, guide you through the system installations process and show you pictures of  different systems. 

Will the person supervising your work be trained and certified in radon remediation?
Sometimes no one in a company has any radon training or certification! This training is critically important, because unexpected conditions encountered under the slab of a building frequently necessitate last-minute design changes to make a system function optimally.
Every system we install is designed and supervised by one of the owners of our company. Our crew leaders are trained and tested by the EPA and certified by both NEHA and NRSB. Look at the contract carefully.

Is there a clear, unambiguous warranty? How long does it last? Is it transferable?
We warranty our system's effectiveness unconditionally for the life of the structure (Yearly Long term testing required to ensure life of the structure warranty)! Our fans carry a five-year manufacturer's warranty. All warranties are transferable at no charge.

Will the contractor be adhering to the Radon Mitigation Standards (RMS) set forth by the EPA 402-R-93078 & ASTM 2121 as well as all state and local codes?
These regulations are in place for good reasons and failure to follow them can sometimes lead to grave safety consequences and may even increase the level of radon in a home. For example, many contractors place their vent outlet next to windows, below overhangs or halfway up the side of a house. This can lead to concentrated radon reentering the house! The RMS specifies that vent outlets be 2 ft. above any windows that are less than 10 ft. away and above the roof line.
While it is often difficult and time consuming to follow the RMS and local codes, they are in place for a reason, so we follow them.

Will the contractor properly perform diagnostic tests before he begins your job?
There is often no way to properly design a radon system without the information provided by diagnostic testing. Usually this testing involves applying suction to a two inch test hole to see if there is air movement at a series of small half inch test holes drilled in various parts of the slab. If we detect pressure changes at all the small hole locations when suction is applied to the large test hole, then the radon system can be placed at the location of the large hole. If not then a new location for the system (or a second suction point) must be considered.
We perform on-site diagnostics on every job and design our systems accordingly.

What happens after the installation?
You need proof that your radon levels were lowered. Your mitigator should either give you a sealed short-term test for you to deploy (wait 48 hours) or arrange to have an independent testing company come and retest your house. They should not do the testing themselves! It is a blatant conflict of interest for a mitigator to also do testing.
All of our systems are tested by a certified independent radon testing professional using only a CRM (Continuous Radon Monitor) with yearly calibration records. With each system we install we also leave a Long Term (Alpha Test Track) to ensure that the Long Term average remains below the agreed threshold.

What's being said about us:

"I just wanted to say how happy I am with the work you did for us. Your knowledge of the radon reduction process is impressive, and your installation crew did a great job! The test results show a great improvement, well below federal standards! We feel the house is totally safe to move into NOW!"  

Bruce T. Marietta, GA

Useful Links and Information
Radon gas is dangerous. Do not just take our word for it. Many of the resources below have been developed by the federal government based on extensive scientific data and research. The latest Long-term Studies Conclude that EPA 4.0 pCi/L Action Level Still Risky! Here's a few articles pertaining to the current stance on Radon in scientific & health communities.

WHO’s new recommendation is equivalent to 2.7 picocuries per liter!
Heath Risk of Radon

EPA Radon Zone Map
Radon Risk Studies
Updated Assessment EPA

Additional Radon-Related Links:
Dr. Oz discusses radon, the #1 Cancer Risk at Home
World Health Organization Launches International Program to Reduce Radon-related Lung Cancer Deaths
EPA – What Home Buyers & Sellers Should Know About Radon (Video)

The Georgia Radon Education Program
1-800-ASK-UGA1
Order a test kit by mail for $6.50
Georgia EPA Office
http://www.dca.ga.gov/development/EnvironmentalManagement/programs/radon.asp

American Lung Association of Georgia
http://www.lungusa.org/associations/states/georgia/

UGA Cooperative Extension Office
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/college/404.php?url=http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ext/housing/rad

GA NRPP certified measurement professionals
http://www.neha-nrpp.org/measurement_template/GA.shtml

GA NRPP certified mitigation professionals
http://www.neha-nrpp.org/mitigation_template/GA.shtml

Atlanta Green Mom
http://www.atlantagreenmom.com/radon