The home started as a custom home. The original buyer, however, ended up backing out after nearly seven months into the building process. The builder like the choices that had been made, so then decided that he would turn the nearly completed house into a model home. After serving that purpose for almost all of 36 months, the builder made the decision to list the property for sale. That is where you came in. In fact, only two days after the house was listed on the market you and your husband scheduled a visit to the home.

You both immediately fell in love with the floor plan, the lot, and the nearly everything about the interior choices that had been made. The ranch home with a basement, however, had one problem. It failed the necessary safety level when the residential radon testing services came out for an inspection. First as a custom home, then as a model home, and now as a retirement home, the residential radon testing services revealed a problem that was not completely unexpected. The tubing that would allow for the mitigation process was already in place, and after sealing off the sump pump hole with a plexiglass plate, the home was deemed safe to live in.
A Radon Mitigation Company Can Help Make Your Home Safe
Radon is an odorless, tasteless, and invisible noble gas that can be trapped in homes, especially those with basements. Concentrated in a home, radon is a dangerous gas for anyone to breather. In fact, the risk of lung cancer increases by 16% per 100 Bq/m increase in long time average radon concentration. Unfortunately, nearly one in 15 homes in American are estimated to have radon levels at or above the Environmental PRotection Agency (EPA) action level. The good news, however, is that even passive systems of mitigation have been shown to be capable of reducing indoor radon levels by more than 50%. Radon levels can even be reduced further when radon ventilation fans are added.

Because the Surgeon General has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. today it is important to make sure that you find the most experienced mitigation services to make your home a safe place for you and your family.