Radon Testing & Mitigation in Manitou Springs, CO
Manitou Springs is the hardest town in the region to mitigate well, and the one where it matters most. Homes here are built into steep ground at the foot of Pikes Peak, much of the housing stock predates 1930, and the same fractured bedrock that produces the town's famous mineral springs is an efficient pathway for soil gas.
Why radon behaves the way it does in Manitou Springs
The ground underneath
Manitou sits at the contact between the Pikes Peak granite and the sedimentary formations tilted up against it. The bedrock here is heavily fractured, and the town's carbonated mineral springs exist precisely because groundwater charged with carbon dioxide moves freely through that fracture network. Gas moves through fractured rock far more directly than through packed soil — which means a home founded on fractured granite can pull radon from a considerable depth and distance rather than just from the few feet directly beneath the slab.
The housing here
This is the oldest housing stock we work on. Victorian-era and early-1900s homes on the hillsides commonly have stone or rubble foundations, partial basements, dirt-floor or partial-slab cellars, and crawl spaces that were never designed to be sealed. Many are cut into the slope, so one wall is fully buried and the opposite wall is above grade. These need sub-membrane depressurization over a sealed vapour barrier rather than a straightforward sub-slab system, and the vent routing has to work with a historic exterior — which in the Manitou Springs historic district can also mean design review.
What we see locally
Short-term rentals are a significant share of Manitou's housing. If you rent out a property here, you are putting a rotating series of guests into a building whose radon level you have probably never measured, often in a lower-level or garden-level unit — the part of the building where radon concentrates. Testing a rental is straightforward and it is the kind of thing that is much easier to have done before anyone asks.
What we do in Manitou Springs
Neighborhoods and nearby areas we cover
- Manitou Springs historic district
- Crystal Hills
- Ute Pass
- Cave of the Winds area
- Rainbow Falls
- Red Rock Canyon
ZIP codes served in Manitou Springs: 80829.
Simple, Fast, Professional Radon Service
A clear, low-stress process from your first call to a verified, working system.
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Schedule a free consultation
Call or request a free consultation online. We'll set a time that works for you.
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Inspect the property
We look at your foundation, basement, or building to understand how radon enters.
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Test or design the system
We test your level and, if needed, plan a system suited to your property.
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Install the system
Our work focuses on safe routing, tidy finishes, and a quiet, reliable system.
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Verify results & explain care
We confirm the system is working and walk you through simple ongoing maintenance.
What Manitou Springs customers say
Reviews left by real customers on Google.
Amazing super professionals . Definitely recommend to you guys !
I had a very good experience with AAmerican Radon Solution LLC. Scheduling the radon test was quick and easy, and the technician arrived right on time. They were extremely professional, polite, and respectful of my home. The process was clearly explained, and I received the detailed results super fast. I highly recommend their services to anyone looking for reliable radon testing!
Good prices and very clean and friendly
Excellent! Quality service. Contractor showed up on time and he was really professional. He comunicate all the requirements to us for a proper test. For me, who did this type ot tests countless times I was looking to see if he mentions all the requirements, and he did. This is the first time we are using AAmerican Radon Solution LLC and im very satisfied. I do recommend AAmerican Radon for their services.
Very kind explanation excellent work
Radon questions from Manitou Springs homeowners
Specific answers for El Paso County, not general radon advice.