Radon Gas Mitigation Done in Colo, Iowa

This is a single point system that will be run out of the sump on the inside of the house. It will exit out through the other utility area on the backside of the corner of the house. The clients would like a fan housing cover as well as soffit penetration on this one. This was a super easy going couple in which the wife was driving what was going on but ultimately husband had final say of what was needed. He was not really that complicated to talk to, he just wants a good explanation on how everything would go. The challenge was if the sump pump is still able due to age and the team brought one as back up. It turned out fine!

This is a two point system due to elevated radon levels. One point in the unfinished room and the second on the other side of the dividing wall in the closet. Home owners were to move a couple totes and Santas where the extraction point can be straight down. These are the only unfinished areas in the basement with limited outside options. The complicated part is where to put the fan outside. Homeowner has three pieces of the deck outside that can be lifted up for access. Only other option is coring out through the deck right next to wood which homeowner said would be okay. The project specialist suggested that it would be to the left side of the window on the deck. The client agreed as there wasn't much a better choice. It turned out great!

Responding to a Neighbor’s Discovery

The customer’s neighbor had recently tested their home and discovered high radon levels. This prompted the customer to test their own property out of curiosity. To their dismay, the results were even higher than their neighbor’s. -- returned with 8.5 pCi/L They immediately contacted one of our radon mitigation experts to install a system as soon as possible. Once the system was operational, radon levels dropped to safe levels, and the client was grateful they had acted quickly to protect their family.

This client had her home tested and got levels of 23 -- which is entirely higher than other homes. She was worried if her family has been exposed but they are not experiencing any symptoms so she wanted to make sure it does not get worse in the future. 

This will be an interior system that will run out from the sump pit in the utility room. There is also a sewage pit that I explained to the client where we do not touch the interior system since it will run up through the rim joist and out into the garage. The client was asking if we would be able to hide the PVC routing and tuck it away on the wall side of where the fridge is. We can then write it up into the garage and out the back side of the house to hide the extraction point through the roof. A Breathe EZ filter will also be installed. This all stem from the fact that the client's husband was diagnosed with Stage 2 lung cancer which is what prompted their inquiry into radon mitigation in the first place. They live on an acreage with a couple horses and two cute little donkeys.