Radon Mitigation in Shrewsbury Township
Shrewsbury Township is southern York County along I-83, around Shrewsbury borough and toward the Maryland line. The borough page does not cover the township lots.
Houses in Shrewsbury Township
Around the interstate the township has newer subdivisions, brick houses on larger lots, and older farmhouses off the exit roads. Basements are common in the newer stock. Farmhouses may have a partial cellar and a crawl. Shrewsbury borough is the walkable center. A house in a subdivision off the exit is almost always the township, even when the mailing address is Shrewsbury.
Southern York County is still EPA Zone 1. The rock does not become “Maryland-low” because you can see the line from a hill. Limestone and shale continue. Houses built in the last thirty years on this ground sometimes included a passive radon pipe under the slab. If it was never connected to a fan, the test tells you whether activation is the job or whether the pipe is in the wrong place.
What the visit is usually about
Ask whether a white pipe already sticks through the basement slab. New-construction radon is that conversation. Real-estate testing is the other common start, because southern I-83 houses change hands with a test contingency. The borough page is Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury Borough and Shrewsbury Township are easy to confuse and listed separately. Interstate-adjacent subdivisions are typically the township. EPA zone map includes this southern stretch in Zone 1 with the rest of the county. Electrical permits for a fan still follow the township when the parcel is the township.
Next step: the mitigation process, the services list, or the quote form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions we hear on York County jobs.
Does the existing Shrewsbury page cover the township?
That page is the Shrewsbury area people mean by the borough and its center. This page is the township around it, including subdivision lots with a Shrewsbury address. Tell us which one so the permit office is right.
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