OT Radon

Capt_Cully

Capt_Cully

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Anyone have have radon vented from their house? Our new house was just over the "normal" level of 4.0. We got such a great deal on the house, I wasn't about to place demands on the sellers.

Any pitfalls, recommendations, or opinions?

Thanks
 
Remediation

Remediation

Seal the concrete floor. Seal the walls. If it's a floating slab, create a duct over the joint and ventilate it high outside. Give it a while and retest. Keep the babies outta there.
This is my opinion only though. Your a medical kinda guy. What do the trade rags (JAMA..) have to say on the subject?
 
more like the source you can get a kit that goes over the pit and vents out.IMO get this and keep testing but this should get rid of any gas
 
Yeah, I'm at about 5 as I recall. But, it also varies through out the year. Most people think, if they've been tested, they're good. But the test is only as good as the day it was done.

I have an estimate to get it done, it's just that I have to get everything out of the crawl space to do it. Having just moved in, I'm not looking forward to emptying out the storage AGAIN. But, with the kiddies in the picture now, I've got to get it done I guess.

Just wondering if anyone had any first hand experience with it...
 
We have the same problem in Fayetteville.
How close to 4ppm were you?
We were significantly higher than that.
Does your house have a PVC vent pipe?
If not, that is going to add considerably to the cost.

Our house has the PVC vent pipe but needs the fan.
We were just about to have one installed.

For those out there commenting on this.... Does the fan "HAVE" to be in the attic or can it be in an accessible area like the basement and put in line with the PVC pipe.
 
spinoleo said:
more like the source you can get a kit that goes over the pit and vents out.IMO get this and keep testing but this should get rid of any gas
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Estimate included proper sealing of the sump unit. Walls are poured concrete. Tougher than Henry Himler's Wewelsburg Castle. But the crawl space is basically exposed earth with a foot or two of runner crush. No doubt a major part of the problem. It does need to be sealed and vented. Not too jazzed about them drilling a hole in my roof with this weather and snow build up.
 
I would think it is debatable at 5ppm.
We were well over that.

In Rochester... we ran the test on the house twice... the first time it just barely exceeded 4. The next time it fell below 4.

How confident were you in how the test was done?
 
Capt_Cully said:
Estimate included proper sealing of the sump unit. Walls are poured concrete. Tougher than Henry Himler's Wewelsburg Castle. But the crawl space is basically exposed earth with a foot or two of runner crush. No doubt a major part of the problem. It does need to be sealed and vented. Not too jazzed about them drilling a hole in my roof with this weather and snow build up.
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Why go through the roof? I've seen homes done with a vent pipe through the wall (like a high efficiency furnace) then up the siding. A 180 at the top to keep rain and snow out. The fan was located midway up the outside run to keep the noise out of the living area.
 
I think it's because my walls are poured concrete. Not a usual construction. The contractor, Luber, was known back in the day for making things bullet proof. But don't quote me on all this.

I'm fairly certain the test was accurate. The area we live in is known for being on top of a lot of limestone. I actually was prepared for it being much higher. I want to get this done now versus down the road. I'm sure it's significantly cheaper than it will be in the future. And if it has to be done, better off just taking the hit.
 
It was part of the home inspection when we put in our purchase offer. I believe it was $180 for just the radon portion. The machine looked like it cost about $100, and charging $180, that's a nice return on the investment :thumbsup:
 
No windows in that section of the house (the crawl space). I gotta pull the trigger soon though. It's where my support poles have to go for the 200.
 
I went through this but my memory isnt all that good on the actual numbers.
Some things Im sure about.
(1) you can vent it through a basement wall (though that could vary on location per code.If you really want to be sure you should call the town hall ,they'd be able to answer almost every question I see posted in this thread more accurately than anyone else here.
(2) The fan can be located in the basement.

Fair amount of labor involved,though the actual design of it is very simple.
 
Gravesj1s said:
...If you really want to be sure you should call the town hall ,they'd be able to answer almost every question I see posted in this thread more accurately than anyone else here.
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:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:

Thanx!! I needed that!!!

I believe one would have a MUCH broader source of information on this site compared to the few folks that work in a municipal office! Unless of course you are in an area in which there is a pervasive problem- in which case I would give serious consideration to moving out of the area. The people that are able to successfully maintain a reef aquarium for more than a few years are technical enough to understand what it takes to create sufficient flow through an area to draw out undesirable substances...
They also understand that Radon is second only to smoking in causing cancer. 700 per 100,000 at this "low" level of exposure... Children are at exceptionally high risk...

time for me to get off the soapbox.
 
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