Patricia Mahoney

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The sump pump and the access out are just more ways for radon to come through. I have a concrete floor, that is what he is drilling in to. I hope that it won't cool the basement down too much. He said that it shouldn't
1 year ago
Hi I just wanted to let everyone know what my radon guy said. We have a sump pump in our basement between that and the access to drain it out are some of the culprits. So he's going to drill a tiny hole on one side of the basement and a bigger hole on the other close to a corner. He is going to attach a pipe and that pipe will lead to the outside to a small fan and another pipe to go up along the side of the drain spout as to make it blend in nicely with the house. He said that hopefully when our house was built they put it on top of stone. But if not and it was built on top of tamped down ground, we will have to drill a bunch of holes in the basement. To suck the radon air out from underneath it. The holes are tiny pin holes, so hopefully bugs don't come up through them. Then after the system is in we will then retest the radon to see if this process worked. Hopefully this was something that can help another going through this issue.
1 year ago
I originally got the test because my girlfriend down the road said one of her neighbors died and they said it was because of radon. So she got a bunch of tests and gave me one. Hers came back a 7 and ours came back 25! I have a guy coming on Saturday and I'll post again for his results and solutions. Thank you all again.
1 year ago
Thank you all for the great info. I called and someone is coming out to fix the radon problem.
1 year ago
Hi I need some advice. I just got back a radon home test,and the results said it was 25. And that I needed to get ahold of someone to come out and assess what we needed to do. My question is what can I do for myself first. We have a modular home with a basement. In our basement we have a wood stove. I filled the gag between the two halves of the house. We had  negative pressure when it came to the wood stove so I did the insulation. But now I'm wondering did I do the wrong thing? If I pulled the insulation out would that suck up the air through the crack into the attic space out the vents of the attic? I was trying to figure an easy solution verse spending a large amount of money. If I have to do it I will but if I can fix it myself I'd prefer that. Any help?
1 year ago