If you’re in the market for a new home, and you think you’ve found the right one. You’ll probably be getting an inspection. If they find high levels of radon gas in the house, don’t let spoil the deal.
There are all kinds of toxic gases in your home…But if your home inspection does turn up radon gas there are some pretty simple and affordable ways to get rid of it…
It’s no secret radon is dangerous.
A radioactive gas, radon is emitted from the soil that can seep into homes and buildings through cracks. Inhaling it has been linked to lung cancer, killing an estimated 21-thousand people a year.
If you’ve set your sights on a home with dangerous levels of radon, don’t panic. Radon-related deaths are due to exposure over the course of a lifetime. You should definitely take it seriously but you really don’t need to walk away from the home. It’s actually pretty easy to remove radon, and it’s not that expensive.
If levels read between 2 and 4 picocuries per liter, consider fixing your home. For about 12-hundred dollars you can remove radon by installing a pipe that vents it from the soil out through the roof.
And don’t forget: you can always use the expense of fixing the radon problem as a bargaining chip.
The other good thing about a radon gas removal system is that it will also remove other gases that can be harmful…leaving you with cleaner air in your home…most of the time.
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