Radon mitigation

Posted by 46erjoe on January 26, 2006, 12:50 pm

The new home I'm buying has slightly elevated radon levels. Can an
amateur do this fix. There is a sump pump at the corner of the full
basement. Can I use that as the source of pull with a pipe going up
the wall and out the side of the house? There are numberous small
cracks in the floor too. How do I seal them. Ultimately I will be
finishing off the basement for a family room, so I should do all this
now, yes?

Thanks

Posted by Bob on January 26, 2006, 1:06 pm

Are you willing to bet your family's life on it. Get the seller to pay for
it.

> The new home I'm buying has slightly elevated radon levels. Can an
> amateur do this fix. There is a sump pump at the corner of the full
> basement. Can I use that as the source of pull with a pipe going up
> the wall and out the side of the house? There are numberous small
> cracks in the floor too. How do I seal them. Ultimately I will be
> finishing off the basement for a family room, so I should do all this
> now, yes?
> Thanks

Posted by The Reverend Natural Light on January 26, 2006, 1:38 pm

It's certainly a DIY project.

www.infiltec.com

There's probably many more suppliers, but that's a place to start.
It's usual and customary to weasel some cash from the seller if you
still have an inspection contingency. My place had the same problem.
The seller just wanted the problem to go away so he offered $850 back
at closing, which I accepted. $250 will go towards the parts for the
fan/ducts and the other $600 will buy a lot of beer.

-rev

Posted by on January 26, 2006, 4:19 pm

3. The Reverend Natural Light
"There's probably many more suppliers, but that's a place to start.
It's usual and customary to weasel some cash from the seller if you
still have an inspection contingency. My place had the same problem.
The seller just wanted the problem to go away so he offered $850 back
at closing, which I accepted. $250 will go towards the parts for the
fan/ducts and the other $600 will buy a lot of beer. "

While I do as much work myself as possible, this is one that I most
likely would get a pro to do. When it comes time to sell the house,
I'd rather be able to point to a system that was professionally
installed and be able to tell them the company that did it. I think
many potential buyers may be concerned about whether it was done
correctly or not, get cold feet and walk, meaning it may be harder to
get the top offer when you try to sell.

Posted by 46erjoe on January 27, 2006, 1:42 pm

Personally I don't like the idea of a fan running 24hrs/day. A waste
of electricity and the fan will likely need to be serviced/replaced
fairly regularly. I've hear of passive systems.

On 26 Jan 2006 10:38:10 -0800, "The Reverend Natural Light"

>It's certainly a DIY project.
>www.infiltec.com
>There's probably many more suppliers, but that's a place to start.
>It's usual and customary to weasel some cash from the seller if you
>still have an inspection contingency. My place had the same problem.
>The seller just wanted the problem to go away so he offered $850 back
>at closing, which I accepted. $250 will go towards the parts for the
>fan/ducts and the other $600 will buy a lot of beer.
>-rev

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