Radon Mitigation in Manchester Township
Manchester Township is north of the city along I-83, including Emigsville. It is not Manchester Borough. The township is the larger set of farms, ranches, and newer subdivisions.
Houses in Manchester Township
Emigsville has older village houses with stone or block cellars. The rest of the township mixes farms and subdivisions built as York pushed north. Those subdivisions are poured or block basements, often with a sump and a floor drain tied to a perimeter loop. A new house can still test high. New construction is not a radon exemption, which is why the new-construction page exists.
North of the city the valley continues: limestone and shale, Zone 1 on the EPA map. I-83 did not seal the soil. Houses on the low side of a subdivision can have a sump that runs all spring, and that open water is a soil-gas path. Farms on the same township can have a dirt crawl instead of a basement, which is a different system than a sub-slab pipe.
What the visit is usually about
We ask basement, crawl, or slab before we name a system. New-construction radon fits a house that is still open. Testing fits a finished Emigsville cellar. The borough of Manchester has its own page so the names do not get collapsed.
Manchester Township and Manchester Borough are different offices with similar names. A township house uses the township. Fan wiring is the permit we see most often. EPA radon guidance covers why the pipe has to stay sealed at the sump. If you are in the borough, use the borough page instead of this one.
Next step: the mitigation process, the services list, or the quote form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions we hear on York County jobs.
Is Emigsville in Manchester Borough?
Emigsville is in Manchester Township. Manchester Borough is a separate municipality nearby. They share a name and not a building office. Put the township or the borough on the form, not only “Manchester.”
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