Home radon testing

Does your home have radon? Would you like a radon test during the home inspection? Many buyers say yes to a radon test and it is usually cheaper if you request it at the home inspection to save a trip charge. There are several reasons why you should test for radon even if you yourself are not concerned:

• One day you will be the seller
  As the buyer, if you test for radon and the results are high, you can ask the seller to mitigate or correct the problem. This price can range from several hundred to $1,500 or more depending on the design of home, square feet etc. If you don't one day you will be the seller and a concerned buyer will want you to correct the problem.
• Reports say high radon can cause cancer
  Learn more about radon here http://www.radon.com
• If you have children in the home
  They have their whole life ahead of them. Eliminating a risk factor such as high levels of radon is essential.

How do they get rid of radon? For most homes it may involve sealing around the foundation walls and installing a pipe that will draw the radon gas under the home into the pipe where it discharges to the outside air. There are some training and knowledge required to mitigate radon properly. Your home inspector may test for radon and recommend another company to mitigate. or, he or she may be qualified to mitigate radon themselves.

Does it always work? No. Most of the time they can keep it from coming into the home. But, sometimes there are homes that for whatever reason continue to allow radon in even with mitigation. This is why you should always test for radon before you purchase the home.

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