ACAC COUNCIL-CERTIFIED · IICRC CERTIFIED · INDEPENDENT RADON TESTING SINCE 2009
★ 5.0 · 156 REVIEWSMON–FRI 8AM–5PM
Chamblee’s residential core was built primarily in the 1950s and 1960s by workers at the General Motors assembly plant on Peachtree Road, resulting in a concentrated stock of mid-century brick ranches with crawlspace foundations. Huntley Hills, the city’s flagship neighborhood, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains approximately 700 homes built from 1953 onward. DeKalb County radon data shows a Chamblee-area average near 3.9 pCi/L. SafeAir provides independent, certified radon testing throughout Chamblee with same-day scheduling and lab-grade results in 48-72 hours.
Jeremy Shelton has been testing Chamblee 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 Chamblee with results in 48-72 hours. We test and report. We do not mitigate.
Know your number
A certified consultant responds within one business day.
Yes, and Chamblee’s mid-century crawlspace housing stock is among the most relevant in DeKalb County.
Chamblee and DeKalb County fall in EPA Zone 2, with a Chamblee-area average near 3.9 pCi/L. A 2019 PMC study analyzing more than 6,700 DeKalb County radon tests identified housing age as an independent predictor of elevated results, regardless of location within the county. Chamblee’s 1950s and 1960s housing stock falls squarely in the highest-risk construction era identified by that study.
Huntley Hills, with roughly 700 National Register homes built for GM workers starting in 1953, is nearly uniform in its crawlspace construction. Adjacent neighborhoods Sexton Woods, Keswick Village, and Beverly Hills share the same era and foundation profile. Older vapor barriers or the absence of any encapsulation accelerates radon accumulation in these crawlspaces.
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.
Chamblee’s GM-era construction dominance makes it one of the most uniform mid-century housing markets in DeKalb County.
Huntley Hills contains approximately 700 brick ranch homes built from 1953 onward for General Motors plant workers. Nearly all use crawlspace construction on DeKalb County’s granite-gneiss saprolite. This is the foundation type most consistently associated with elevated radon in DeKalb County testing data.
Sexton Woods and Keswick Village share Huntley Hills’ construction era and crawlspace prevalence. Both neighborhoods were built for the GM plant workforce through the 1960s. The uniform construction period means radon testing patterns here closely track the Huntley Hills data.
Beverly Hills and Clairmont Heights represent the late-1960s transition between crawlspace and early slab-on-grade. Both foundation types appear in these neighborhoods. Testing confirms which configuration a specific property has and what that means for radon entry.
Post-2000 construction near the redeveloped Dresden Drive corridor includes modern townhomes and condos. Tighter energy-efficient construction concentrates whatever radon enters through the foundation. DeKalb Zone 2 geology applies uniformly across both the older and newer sections of Chamblee.
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 Chamblee 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 Chamblee 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 Chamblee and the surrounding DeKalb County area, including:
If your neighborhood isn’t listed, we still test there.
Chamblee and DeKalb County fall in EPA Zone 2, with a Chamblee-area average near 3.9 pCi/L. A 2019 PMC study of more than 6,700 DeKalb County radon tests found housing age was an independent predictor of elevated results. Chamblee's 1950s and 1960s stock, concentrated in Huntley Hills, Sexton Woods, and Keswick Village, represents the highest-risk construction era identified by that research. The city's Piedmont geology and prevalence of unencapsulated crawlspace foundations mean testing is the only reliable way to confirm actual levels.
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 Chamblee 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 Chamblee 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 Chamblee 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.
