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We just bought a house in Bow this past summer, It had extremely high levels of radon in the well water and borderline passing levels of radon in the basement air. The seller gave us money towards the water issues (which were not limited to radon) The bubble up system we had to have installed was 4k$ alone
($9K for all the water systems we had to have installed) but the seller did give us money at closing for these repairs and our water is now cleaner then Poland springs. I wouldnt, not buy the house of your dreams because of radon, but i would make sure you have the proper systems installed if your worried about it. Our home inspector (Private message me if you want his info) tested the air for radon (35$-ish) and did a complete well water test (150$ ish (if i remember correctly)) in our situation this was money well spent.
Many home inspectors charge extra for radon tests as they have to obtain the proper container/tester and then take it to a lab.
If radon is your concern just don't purchase any home with radon. There are plenty of homes for sale everywhere.
If the tester used the wrong container would it contaminate the results and show very high levels ? How long does the water have to run before taking a sample ?
Very good info.
Personally I would be more concerned with water leaking into my basement than Radon. Water can lead to molds and mildew that can damage anything stored in the basement where as Radon, unless it is at a uranium mine level, is not a problem because the time of exposure is limited unless you live down there.
I believe the Radon scare is an offshoot of the anti nuclear power plant frenzy created by the fossil fuel industry thirty years ago to protect their sales.
Personally I would be more concerned with water leaking into my basement than Radon. Water can lead to molds and mildew that can damage anything stored in the basement where as Radon, unless it is at a uranium mine level, is not a problem because the time of exposure is limited unless you live down there.
I believe the Radon scare is an offshoot of the anti nuclear power plant frenzy created by the fossil fuel industry thirty years ago to protect their sales.
If the tester used the wrong container would it contaminate the results and show very high levels ? How long does the water have to run before taking a sample ?
Very good info.
The water test is a different test.
The standard radon test is a sealed container from a lab and placed in basement. Checking for radon gas. The lab would know quite early if the seal had been tampered with. And any home inspector can provide a list of labs and you can choose which lab you want if that concerns you.
Personally I would be more concerned with water leaking into my basement than Radon. Water can lead to molds and mildew that can damage anything stored in the basement where as Radon, unless it is at a uranium mine level, is not a problem because the time of exposure is limited unless you live down there.
I believe the Radon scare is an offshoot of the anti nuclear power plant frenzy created by the fossil fuel industry thirty years ago to protect their sales.
Im with ya. Mitigation systems were kinda the y2k of their time. Just as toxic mold is the scary money maker nowadays.
The standard radon test is a sealed container from a lab and placed in basement. Checking for radon gas. The lab would know quite early if the seal had been tampered with. And any home inspector can provide a list of labs and you can choose which lab you want if that concerns you.
Personally I would be more concerned with water leaking into my basement than Radon. Water can lead to molds and mildew that can damage anything stored in the basement where as Radon, unless it is at a uranium mine level, is not a problem because the time of exposure is limited unless you live down there.
I believe the Radon scare is an offshoot of the anti nuclear power plant frenzy created by the fossil fuel industry thirty years ago to protect their sales.
I like that thinking about radon.
Radon is a simple alpha-emitting gas. It can't even penetrate your skin. Of course, in your lungs, that is a different story.
A house is an excellent chimney, given that it tends to be warmer than the ground under your basement floor slab, and that chimney effect tends to draw up underground gases into your house. It is not necessarily just in your basement. Through ground cracks, it can seep out. You could have no radon in your house, and your neighbor's house could be off the charts.
You don't need to be anywhere near a uranium mine.... Granite (and we are in the granite state) is one of the mediums for small amounts of uranium.
One of the best articles I saw was that a plant worker at Seabrook NH power plant set off the radiation detectors as he walked into the power plant. The radon levels in his basement were something like 22K pCU/L (don't remember exactly).
But I like your thinking about radon, and I also recommend to take up smoking, as there is an excellent compound effect. This thought process will help us save the Social Security programs, and will drum up business for the hospital.
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