Posted: 4/23/2015 7:07:00 PM EDT
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coworker is house shopping.
She's a real PITA, CPT's wife, know it all. Said their home appraisal found radon at level 17 and it needs to be below 4. 
How expensive is mitigation. Radon causes lung cancer, right? |
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Second leading cause of lung-cancer in the US.
Leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. My house had a level of 27.0 pCi/hr and after mitigation it was less than 0.4 pCi/hr 4.0 pCi/hr is the level at which mitigation is recommended by EPA. It should go on the inspections objection list and the seller will fix it. That is what I did. 17 pCi/hr makes the house poorly marketable but the fix is cheap and the seller knows it. CO state law mandates the seller reveal this information to any other buyers. Mitigation company probably will charge $500-1500 depending on location and construction. |
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Second leading cause of lung-cancer in the US. Leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. My house had a level of 27.0 pCi/hr and after mitigation it was less than 0.4 pCi/hr 4.0 pCi/hr is the level at which mitigation is recommended by EPA. It should go on the inspections objection list and the seller will fix it. That is what I did. 17 pCi/hr makes the house poorly marketable but the fix is cheap and the seller knows it. CO state law mandates the seller reveal this information to any other buyers. Mitigation company probably will charge $500-1500 depending on location and construction. Good info right here. One of my businesses is radon testing/mitigation. I cover four counties that have high incidence of radon. Most of my work is for real estate transactions. High radon is NEVER a reason to walk away from a deal. |
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Quoted: coworker is house shopping. She's a real PITA, CPT's wife, know it all. Said their home appraisal found radon at level 17 and it needs to be below 4. How expensive is mitigation. Radon causes lung cancer, right? |
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WTF is it? I remember seeing commercials for it all the time years ago... Decay products from other radioactive materials in the ground, it leeches through cracks in the foundation and then gathers in the basement since it is heavier than air. Outside your skin, it's no problem, but when it gets into your lungs you're not protected against the radiation as it decays again. Kharn |
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Second leading cause of lung-cancer in the US. Leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. My house had a level of 27.0 pCi/hr and after mitigation it was less than 0.4 pCi/hr 4.0 pCi/hr is the level at which mitigation is recommended by EPA. It should go on the inspections objection list and the seller will fix it. That is what I did. 17 pCi/hr makes the house poorly marketable but the fix is cheap and the seller knows it. CO state law mandates the seller reveal this information to any other buyers. Mitigation company probably will charge $500-1500 depending on location and construction. Good info |
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Second leading cause of lung-cancer in the US. Leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. My house had a level of 27.0 pCi/hr and after mitigation it was less than 0.4 pCi/hr 4.0 pCi/hr is the level at which mitigation is recommended by EPA. It should go on the inspections objection list and the seller will fix it. That is what I did. 17 pCi/hr makes the house poorly marketable but the fix is cheap and the seller knows it. CO state law mandates the seller reveal this information to any other buyers. Mitigation company probably will charge $500-1500 depending on location and construction. That's everything you need to know. It is a pretty easy DIY if the basement is unfinished slab. |
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Just went through the same thing as we just had a home inspection done on a house we bought.
It got real funny when the sellers were there for it and the inspector was going over how he tested for radon, what the levels meant, etc. You could tell that a wheel started to move in their minds because they then said, very worried, that they never had it tested initially. Inspector went on and told them about radon and what high levels can do - the quiet panic of them realizing that they could have been living in radon level 30000 for the last 5 years was hilarious. Came back as like 2.1 or something low. |
| Wise to get that done during inspection. Mine was only 6.7, but above 4 is where they recommend action. I was able to get the cost of a basic system taken off the home price (I figured $1k), then I had a specialist put in a system for around $1800. (I paid extra to have the slab sealed, suction at multiple sites checked, and the exhaust run through a two-story chaseway up to the attic, so the fan is inside and not externally visible.) That took it down to 1.6 immediately. |