Radon Mitigation in Folwell, Rochester MN
Radon work in Folwell, done by people who know the basements.
The first question a Folwell homeowner usually has is some version of, "does any of this involve tearing up my finished basement?" It's a fair thing to ask, and it's usually the place where the conversation starts.
A neighborhood of finished basements
Folwell is the neighborhood where the original owners finished the basement themselves in the 1970s, the next owners redid it in the 2000s, and the current owners updated it again last year. The result is a lot of finished living space sitting on a poured slab that has been there for sixty years.
The finished basement is the part of the home people use the most, so it's the part where the questions tend to be most pointed. What gets touched. What doesn't. What it looks like when the work is done. Those are reasonable things to want answers to before anything starts.
Folwell is also one of the neighborhoods where we get the most resale questions. Owners who are a few years out from selling want to know how a radon system reads on an inspection report. The short version is that in this market, a clean install reads as a plus, not a minus.
Folwell at a glance
West Rochester, just south of Pill Hill.
- Era
- Mostly 1950s and 1960s, with some 1970s ranches and walkouts
- Foundations
- Poured concrete is standard across the neighborhood. The thing that adds complexity is almost always the finished space above the slab: built-in shelving, drywall over framing, carpet glued down, drop ceilings hiding the rim joist.
- Common era
- 1950s and 1960s
- Foundations
- Poured concrete
- Defining feature
- Finished basements throughout
- Rochester median radon
- 3.2 pCi/L Citywide. Tracts range 2.2–5.3 pCi/L. By-tract view.
- Olmsted Co. ≥ 4 pCi/L
- 42.3% of tested homes MDH, 2014–2023
Three steps. On your timeline.
Measure your radon level.
We start with a measurement of what is actually in the air your family breathes. You see the result we see, and we walk through what it means in plain language.
You see the picture first.
Once you have the result, we talk through what your home is dealing with. No scripts, no pressure. You decide what to do next on your own timeline.
A conversation about your home.
If you want to take action, we look at the basement together and talk through what a plan for your foundation could look like. Every home is its own conversation.
Other Rochester neighborhoods we cover.
Historic Southwest
A lot of Historic Southwest homes have been remodeled four or five times since they were built. Each remodel left its mark on the basement, and the radon story for any individual house has to start with what those layers look like.
Kutzky Park
A lot of Kutzky Park basements have been finished and refinished in pieces by every owner who lived there. By the time the current homeowner bought the place, the basement had a few decades of decisions stacked into it that nobody really wrote down.
Country Club Manor
Country Club Manor has lot sizes you don't see much in the rest of Rochester. The houses sit back from the street, the side yards are generous, and there's more room to work with than there is closer to downtown.
Find out your radon levels with a free radon test.
About 42% of tested Olmsted County homes come back above the EPA action level. The surrounding counties are higher. The first step is knowing where yours sits, and that is the part we do for free.