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Fed up with Radon john 07-17-2008
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Posted by john on July 19, 2008, 4:51 pm


When you say drill, your talking about under the slab into the dirt right ?
Im guessing home depot has these 20 foot extensions ? im already having
decent results with only about a 3 foot penetration. But your method seems
more logical.

Dirt grass...you mean something like hay ?

I was thinking about cutting out a wire fence just underneath the hay so no
animals get caught in there....or decide to call it their home.

>say its part of a underslab drain. just dont talk about what its
>draining:)

yea, but they'd probably ask..

Something I just thought about... when they run the septic lines...they dont
run them under the foundation do they ? Trying to think if theres something
under there that I might hit with the drill. Because the whole is pretty
close to the septic pipe. Im just not sure exactly where...doubt it would
be under the foundation right ? Probably a super noobish question.


Posted by willshak on July 19, 2008, 7:03 pm


john wrote:
> When you say drill, your talking about under the slab into the dirt
> right ? Im guessing home depot has these 20 foot extensions ? im
> already having decent results with only about a 3 foot penetration.
> But your method seems more logical.
>
> Dirt grass...you mean something like hay ?
>
> I was thinking about cutting out a wire fence just underneath the hay so
> no animals get caught in there....or decide to call it their home.
>
>> say its part of a underslab drain. just dont talk about what its
>> draining:)
>
> yea, but they'd probably ask..
>
> Something I just thought about... when they run the septic lines...they
> dont run them under the foundation do they ? Trying to think if theres
> something under there that I might hit with the drill. Because the
> whole is pretty close to the septic pipe. Im just not sure exactly
> where...doubt it would be under the foundation right ? Probably a super
> noobish question.
>

They're not supposed to be. The fields are usually in the back yards,
especially when you have a well, which would be in the front yard, or in
any case, at the opposite part of one or the other.

Posted by john on July 19, 2008, 8:15 pm


> They're not supposed to be. The fields are usually in the back yards,
> especially when you have a well, which would be in the front yard, or in
> any case, at the opposite part of one or the other.

even if they were...they wouldnt be underneath the foundation of the house
right ? I doubt anything goes there.

btw, anybody know where to buy a 10 foot drill bit extension ? The biggest
one I see online is 1 foot. Not quite sure how Haller meant a 20 foot
extension. I'd be satisfied with 10 feet.


Posted by Mark on July 19, 2008, 10:53 pm


wrote:
> > They're not supposed to be. The fields are usually in the back yards,
> > especially when you have a well, which would be in the front yard, or i=
n
> > any case, at the opposite part of one or the other.
>
> even if they were...they wouldnt be underneath the foundation of the hous=
e
> right ? =A0 I doubt anything goes there.
>
> btw, anybody know where to buy a 10 foot drill bit extension ? =A0 The bi=
ggest
> one I see online is 1 foot. =A0 =A0Not quite sure how Haller meant a 20 f=
oot
> extension. =A0I'd be satisfied with 10 feet.

also I forgot to mention in terms of pressure differentials...you want
no hvac RETURNS to be open in the living space near the ground floor,
have them open in the upper floors..... the returns pull air and will
lower the pressure in the living area which can draw in the radon...

Mark

Posted by hallerb@aol.com on July 20, 2008, 10:59 am


wrote:
> > They're not supposed to be. The fields are usually in the back yards,
> > especially when you have a well, which would be in the front yard, or i=
n
> > any case, at the opposite part of one or the other.
>
> even if they were...they wouldnt be underneath the foundation of the hous=
e
> right ? =EF=BF=BD I doubt anything goes there.
>
> btw, anybody know where to buy a 10 foot drill bit extension ? =EF=BF=BD =
The biggest
> one I see online is 1 foot. =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDNot quite sure how Haller =
meant a 20 foot
> extension. =EF=BF=BDI'd be satisfied with 10 feet.

electrician drill bits have extensions available, local home depot
sells them. at least 3 feet have seen 6 feet and longer. can also try
a electrical ssupply house

you want to avoid hitting a sewer line.

if i were you i would just spend the bucks and have the pros install
the system for 800 bucks. around here its generally a few thousand.

I have a water problem here, installing interior french drain, part of
thats already in under our new furnace.

our french drain will drain to daylight near the curb, which will
hopefully fix our radon problem too. never had it teasted but all
narby homes have it.


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