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Radon Mitigation in Black Forest, Colorado
Black Forest spreads across the wooded high ground northeast of Colorado Springs, an unincorporated El Paso County community of large lots and custom homes under the pines. The same elevated terrain that gives the area its ponderosa forest also puts its homes on the granite-derived soils that drive radon across the county.
No agency publishes a Black Forest-only radon figure, so the county number below is the honest baseline. We connect Black Forest homeowners with independent, Colorado-licensed contractors for free mitigation quotes.
40%+
of El Paso County homes tested from 2005 to 2023 came back above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L
Radon comes from the decay of natural uranium in rock and soil, per the Colorado Geological Survey, and the sediments underlying the high ground between Colorado Springs and the Palmer Divide derive from the erosion of Front Range granite. The USGS identifies weathered Pikes Peak granite as a source of uranium and its decay products. Large custom homes with big foundation footprints have more slab area in soil contact, which is more opportunity for soil gas entry, not less.
Black Forest housing runs to custom builds on acreage, many with finished walkout basements, attached garages on separate slabs, and additions poured over the years. Each separately poured foundation zone can need its own suction point or sealing attention, so quotes here often hinge on how many zones the home has rather than its square footage alone. Homes on private wells should also ask their tester about waterborne radon, a separate question from soil gas.
County radon help for Black Forest residents
El Paso County Public Health
answers radon questions at (719) 578-3199, option 3, and sells test
kits at the Public Health Laboratory, 1675 W. Garden of the Gods
Road, Colorado Springs.
CDPHE
offers free kits statewide, one per household per year.
Since July 1, 2022, Colorado law has required anyone performing radon
measurement or radon mitigation services for hire to hold a state
license through the
Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Professions and Occupations. The requirement was created by
House Bill 21-1195. Before you sign anything, check the license and ask these three
questions. A licensed contractor will welcome all of them.
1 May I see your current Colorado radon license number?
2 Is the person doing the work the licensed individual?
3 Will you retest after installation to confirm the reading dropped?
What it costs, and what happens after you send the form
What does radon mitigation cost in Black Forest?
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment publishes a typical range of
approximately $1,300 to $3,000 for a traditional system on an existing
single-family home, as of July 2026
(CDPHE).
Where a home lands depends on foundation zones, vent routing, and fan sizing.
Either way it is a range to plan against, not a quote and not our price. The
cost guide
breaks it down.
How fast will someone get back to me?
Calls and form submissions reach Compass Camper LLC directly. We read the request and pass it
to an independent state-licensed local radon professional, usually within about an hour during
the day. They then contact you to look at the property and quote the work on their own
schedule.
Only the independent state-licensed contractor you are matched with can price your actual
property. Compass Camper LLC does not perform radon work and does not quote it.
Black Forest Radon Questions
My Black Forest home is on acreage with a well. Does that change the radon picture?
The main radon route is still soil gas under the foundation, and mitigation attacks that the standard way. Private well water can carry radon into the house as a secondary route; a licensed measurement professional can test both so you know whether the well matters in your case.
Do big custom homes cost more to mitigate?
Often the driver is not size but zones: a house with a main basement, a garage slab, and a sunroom addition has three separately poured foundations, and each may need attention. The written quote should spell out which zones the system treats.
Is there a radon statistic specific to Black Forest?
No primary source publishes one. The documented figure is county-wide: over 40 percent of El Paso County homes tested from 2005 to 2023 exceeded the EPA action level, per El Paso County Public Health.
Whom should Black Forest residents call with radon questions?
El Paso County Public Health answers radon questions at (719) 578-3199, option 3, and sells test kits at its laboratory at 1675 W. Garden of the Gods Road. For mitigation quotes, the request form on this page reaches a licensed local contractor.
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