Comments on: I call my hat, Radon http://www.aclhi.com/articles/i-call-my-hat-radon/ Certified Home Inspections in Springfield, Missouri Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:16:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sean O'Rear http://www.aclhi.com/articles/i-call-my-hat-radon/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Sean O'Rear Sun, 24 May 2009 14:43:59 +0000 http://www.aclhi.com/articles/i-call-my-hat-radon/#comment-138 Thank you for your post Leah, and I am hoping he will beat it too. As for your situation, slab hoomes are essentially the same as basement homes when it comes to radon. They have a concrete bottom floor with no crawlspace underneath. If they are high in radon concentration, then the fix is the same as a basement home. There are other ways to repair radon, but in my opinion sub-slab depressurization (the repair listed in this article) would be the best for your situation. I would test your home as soon as possible and if the levels are high, then have this repaired by a professional mitigator. Would you like for me to find some people in your area who test and repair radon for you? Thank you for your post Leah, and I am hoping he will beat it too. As for your situation, slab hoomes are essentially the same as basement homes when it comes to radon. They have a concrete bottom floor with no crawlspace underneath. If they are high in radon concentration, then the fix is the same as a basement home. There are other ways to repair radon, but in my opinion sub-slab depressurization (the repair listed in this article) would be the best for your situation. I would test your home as soon as possible and if the levels are high, then have this repaired by a professional mitigator. Would you like for me to find some people in your area who test and repair radon for you?

]]> By: Leah http://www.aclhi.com/articles/i-call-my-hat-radon/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Leah Thu, 21 May 2009 14:42:26 +0000 http://www.aclhi.com/articles/i-call-my-hat-radon/#comment-128 Sean, I am in the process of purchasing a home that my husband and I love. In the negotiations, the seller requested that we drop the radon and mold contingencies. We agreed, but I would still like to get the inspections done for my own peace of mind. The home was built in the 1950s in Rockville, MD, on a concrete slab foundation (no basement). I know Rockville is an EPA area of known radon. Radon can still be a problem even if you don't have a basement, right? And is a ventilation mitigation system possible when there is no basement? I sincerely hope your father in law is beating his cancer. Thanks! Leah Vincent Sean,
I am in the process of purchasing a home that my husband and I love. In the negotiations, the seller requested that we drop the radon and mold contingencies. We agreed, but I would still like to get the inspections done for my own peace of mind. The home was built in the 1950s in Rockville, MD, on a concrete slab foundation (no basement). I know Rockville is an EPA area of known radon. Radon can still be a problem even if you don’t have a basement, right? And is a ventilation mitigation system possible when there is no basement? I sincerely hope your father in law is beating his cancer.

Thanks!
Leah Vincent

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