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Auburn sits on the Barrow-Gwinnett county line in northeast metro Atlanta, where residential growth has expanded rapidly across both sides of the county border. The underlying Inner Piedmont geology produces radon potential regardless of which county a home falls in. A certified test is the only way to establish your actual level.
Jeremy Shelton has been testing Auburn homes for indoor air quality problems since 2009. He founded SafeAir after discovering a mold infestation in his own crawlspace had affected his health for more than a year. Radon is different from mold in every way but one: you can’t know it’s there without a test.
SafeAir provides ACAC & IICRC-certified radon testing across Auburn with results in 48-72 hours. We test and report. We do not mitigate.
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Yes, and the dual-county location makes individual testing especially important.
Auburn spans the Barrow-Gwinnett county line, and both counties are classified as EPA Zone 2, predicting average indoor radon screening levels between 2 and 4 pCi/L. The EPA action level is 4.0 pCi/L. The underlying bedrock is Inner Piedmont granite-gneiss, schist, and migmatite, all uranium-bearing crystalline formations. A thick saprolite layer provides the primary migration pathway for radon to reach foundations.
The bulk of Auburn’s housing was built during the 1990s growth surge, with the city doubling in population that decade, and a second wave ongoing since 2020. Slab-on-grade dominates post-2000 construction; crawlspaces are common in 1990s and earlier stock; walk-out basements appear on sloped lots in larger communities. None of these foundation types are inherently radon-free in this geology.
Zone data gives you a probability. A test gives you your actual number.
According to the U.S. EPA, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.
Auburn’s rapid 1990s buildout and ongoing 2020s expansion span every foundation type across the Barrow-Gwinnett county line.
Auburn’s post-2000 neighborhoods were built predominantly on slab-on-grade foundations. Radon enters through slab cracks, pipe penetrations, and concrete porosity. Georgia builder-grade slabs are rarely installed with radon-resistant measures, and a certified test is the only way to establish any home’s actual level.
Auburn’s 1990s and early-2000s housing stock frequently sits on crawlspace foundations with direct soil exposure, the configuration most associated with elevated radon entry in the Georgia Piedmont. Unconditioned crawlspaces allow radon to accumulate in the subfloor cavity before migrating into living areas, and many of these homes have never been tested.
Auburn’s sloped terrain along the Barrow-Gwinnett border supports walk-out and daylight basement construction in larger-lot communities including Estates at Mulberry and Overlook at Hamilton Mill. Basements record the highest radon concentrations of any foundation type because below-grade living space sits in direct contact with uranium-bearing Piedmont saprolite.
Auburn’s oldest in-town homes along the Highway 29 corridor were built on pier-and-beam systems with open or partially enclosed crawlspaces and no ground vapor barriers. These homes predate radon awareness in construction and commonly have the largest soil-to-interior air pathways of any foundation type in Auburn.
Whatever your home type, the continuous monitor goes in your lowest livable level. The result is specific to your property, your foundation, your soil.
Jeremy or a SafeAir consultant places a calibrated continuous monitoring device in the lowest livable level of your home. The device records radon readings hour by hour over 48 hours.
Continuous electronic monitors produce significantly more data than charcoal canister kits. Their results are accepted by lenders, buyers’ agents, and real estate attorneys throughout Georgia. The $15 UGA Extension kit works for general awareness. It does not work for real estate transactions.
After device pickup, your written report arrives within 24 hours. It documents your radon level, testing conditions, and the inspector’s certification. A SafeAir consultant reviews the findings with you directly.
You do not need to be home during the 48-hour measurement period.
Calibrated continuous monitor set in your lowest livable level.
Hour-by-hour readings recorded. No need to be home.
Certified written report, reviewed with you directly.
Radon comes up on most Auburn contracts now. Buyers’ agents request it. Some lenders require it. The due diligence window on most Georgia contracts runs 7–10 days.
What matters in that window: you need an independent result. A company that tests and sells mitigation has a financial reason to find a problem. SafeAir tests and reports only. If the result is below 4.0 pCi/L, you’re done. If it’s above, you know before closing and you negotiate from that position.
Mitigation in Auburn typically runs $800–$2,500 depending on foundation type and system design. Knowing the number before you close is leverage. Discovering it after is not.
If scheduling is time-sensitive, note your closing date in the form. SafeAir prioritizes contingency-window requests.
SafeAir does not sell radon mitigation systems. That is a deliberate choice.
Most radon companies test and mitigate. That creates a conflict: the company that finds a problem also profits from solving it. Jeremy built SafeAir to remove that conflict. He reports what the monitor records, regardless of the result. If your test comes back elevated, he explains what the number means and what your options look like. You choose your mitigator independently.
Jeremy holds certifications through ACAC (Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, Certified Microbial Consultant) and IICRC. He has been testing indoor air quality in Georgia homes since 2009.
SafeAir tests homes and properties throughout Auburn in Barrow and Gwinnett Counties, including:
If your neighborhood isn’t listed, we still test there.
Auburn spans the Barrow-Gwinnett county line, and both counties are classified as EPA Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 pCi/L. The Inner Piedmont's granite-gneiss and schist bedrock, combined with thick saprolite soils, create consistent radon migration potential across all foundation types in the area. The majority of Auburn's housing was built during the 1990s growth surge and has likely never been tested. A calibrated, certified test is the only accurate measure of any specific home's radon level.
There are none. Radon is odorless, colorless, and produces no symptoms you would connect to it. Long-term exposure is cumulative. The only way to know if radon is present at an elevated level is a certified test.
Contact SafeAir for current pricing. For context: professional continuous monitor testing in the Auburn area typically runs $150-$300. The UGA Extension Program offers $15 charcoal kits for general screening, but those results are not accepted in most real estate transactions.
SafeAir uses 48-hour continuous electronic monitors. Your written report is typically delivered within 24 hours of device pickup. Most Auburn clients have results in hand within 3-4 days of scheduling.
The EPA recommends mitigation at that level. SafeAir provides the test and the result. We do not sell mitigation systems. If your result is elevated, we explain what it means and what your options are. Mitigation in Auburn typically costs $800-$2,500 depending on foundation type.
Georgia has no state law requiring radon disclosure or testing for home sales. However, buyers increasingly request it during due diligence, and some lenders require it on certain loan types. If a buyer requests a test and the contingency window is open, completing it before that window closes protects your transaction.
Jeremy has tested hundreds of Georgia homes since 2009.
No obligation. No upsell. Just a certified result you can trust.
