JoeM 9,912 #1 Posted 13 hours ago Anyone have any advice on the mitigation of Radon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,771 #2 Posted 13 hours ago @wallfish 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 19,972 #3 Posted 13 hours ago 17 minutes ago, JoeM said: Anyone have any advice on the mitigation of Radon? That's what I do for a living. Mass RADON You can find information online and at massradon.com about radon mitigation. Most states would have someone in their Dept of Health which can answer local specific questions. Look through some stuff and give me a call with your questions. Happy to answer them 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 17,154 #4 Posted 10 hours ago John @wallfish is the pro here. I did quite a few radon mitigations when I was in the home improvement business. Most homes with a sump pit are fairly easy to do yourself. However, there are some situations where you might want to get a pro involved. Where I live (Maryland) there is no requirement for licensing or permits, at lease when I did it. Because of that fact, a lot of unscrupulous characters like me were putting in radon reduction fans. Test results were always favorable afterwards because of the simplicity of it. Think of radon as steam in your bathroom. Steam you can see, radon you can't. But when you turn on the exhaust fan, it removes the steam. Same idea with radon, only you are removing the radon from under the basement floor or crawlspace, and you are running the "exhaust" fan constantly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldWorkHorse 3,147 #5 Posted 9 hours ago (edited) Wrong spot Edited 8 hours ago by OldWorkHorse Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 19,972 #6 Posted 8 hours ago And if you have a private well, test the water for radon too 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,912 #7 Posted 4 hours ago Some background, the home is over 100 years old. It belonged to my parents and then my brother. I grew up there. My brother passed in January and now I have to sell it for the estate. Half of the basement is a 6' to 4' crawl space. some of it has a vapor barrier and the lower end doesn't it is dirt. The other half is concreted but old, say it was done 75 years ago by my father. City water and sewage. My brother kept the home in real good to great condition. He was single and a bit frugal but did a lot of nice updates to the home. @wallfish I did find that state website. It has a lot of info. It listed all the certified state installers and testers by county in pa. @rmaynard that was a real good example of how it works. crawl space pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
