You could have high radon levels in your home causing damage to your health and you won’t even know it. Radon is a naturally occurring gas that is tasteless, colorless, and odorless and found at levels in every state in America. It is a radioactive gas that causes thousands of lung-cancer deaths every year, second only to smoking. The Environmental Protection Agency suggests that you check your home’s radon levels right away. If the radon gas is at a toxic level, then you should hire a professional radon service to get rid of the problem before doing more harm to your family’s health. An expert will be able to detect the problem and come up with a radon mitigation system that will work best for your circumstances.
Because all houses are different, every radon mitigation system will be different. Some systems are able to reduce radon levels by up to 99 percent. You want to make sure that you hire a person who specializes in radon removal services and has the proper tools, knowledge, and experience to make sure the job is done correctly. A radon contractor will not only know how to remove the radon but also how to seal up properly in order to prevent radon from coming into the house in the future as well.
Talk to your radon specialist to see what type of radon mitigation system will be best for your house and problem. The type of mitigation you need will depend on several factors which include what type of house you live in and the size, if the radon is in your soil or water, and how it is getting into your house. Only an expert will be able to assess the situation and problem properly to come up with the best system that will get rid of the radon for good. A proper system is complex and if not assessed and put together properly, it will not only not solve the problem, but it can make it worse.
This is not something you should try to do on your own or try using a general contractor.
