Radon Gas

Radon can be found just about everywhere.  Normally it doesn't present a problem, however, as we sealed up our homes and offices with more insulation and better doors and windows to achieve "energy efficiency," we also sealed in the radon gas.  If it gets into your home, office, school, etc. it can build up to dangerously high levels if it can't escape.

It can get into your home through:

1	Cavities inside walls	5	The water supply
2	Cracks in solid floors	6	Gaps in suspended floors
3	Construction joints	7	Gaps around service pipes
4	Cracks in walls

The U.S. Surgeon General and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend that all homes be tested and that any space recording a radon level of four picocuries per liter of air (4pCi/L) or more be "fixed."

The good news is that the fix is relatively easy using one or more of the following methods:

1. Sealing cracks in floors and walls.
2. Improving the ventilation within the building.
3. Increasing under-floor ventilation.
4. Installing a radon sump system in the basement, if any.
5. Installing a positive pressurization or positive supply ventilation system.

But, the only way to find out about your home's radon level is to get it tested! Call us today!

(407) 628-4405

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