Radon Mitigation

Radon is a dangerous, cancer-causing, radioactive gas that may already be in your home. You can’t see it, smell it, or taste it but it is a serious health threat to you and your family. When you breathe air, containing radon, you increase your risk of getting lung cancer. In fact, the Surgeon General of the United States has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer throughout the United States. Only smoking causes more lung cancer deaths. The National Academy of Sciences has estimated that each year in the United States, between 15,000 and 22,000 people die from radon related lung cancer. If you smoke and your home has high radon levels, your risk of lung cancer is especially high.

Radon is found in every state and all over the world. It can easily penetrate into most buildings. Since you and your family spend most of your time at home, this is where you are likely to get the highest concentration of indoor radon exposure.

Testing is easy and inexpensive. It should only take a few minutes with a do-it- yourself test kit and costs approximately $20-$30. They are available at most local home improvement stores or you can contact a local radon testing company.

According to the EPA, reducing radon levels by any percentage in your home also reduces your chance of lung cancer by that same percentage. (Example: if you reduce the radon level in your home by 50% you have also just reduced your chance of getting radon related lung cancer by 50%).

EPA Recommendations and Guidelines
 Test your Home - It is easy and inexpensive!
 Fix your home if your radon level is 4 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) or higher.
 Consider fixing your home if your radon level is between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L. Radon levels less than 4 pCi/L still pose a risk and you can reduce your risk of lung cancer by lowering your radon level.

Don't Vent It . . . Prevent It!

Professionally installed radon remediation systems help a great deal but do very little to stop the flow of radon from entering your home. They are designed to redirect the radon that has already entered your home back outside, they are expensive to install, typically, $1200.00 and up, and even more expensive to operate over time.

There are additional costs and concerns with these types of radon remediation systems. For example: a fan running twenty-four (24) hours a day seven (7) days a week, the noise of the fan, the electricity used to run it, the heat loss from the house and the ultimate replacement of the fan, which can cost several hundred dollars or more. With today's high heating and cooling costs it is unthinkable to spend money to pull the heated or cooled air from your home. These costs are never ending and can add up quickly. Not to mention they will do nothing to eliminate wet, damp, unhealthy basements that are a breeding ground for mold and mildew.

RadonLoc.comhas chosen a different approach to reducing radon and moisture in your home. We stop it at the source, the foundation. We don't want it entering in the first place. The average home can be sealed to prevent radon transmission for a few hundred dollars. It is a simple, do-it-yourself project that will only take a few hours to complete. It is probably one of the easiest, safest, and most important projects you will ever do around the house. What could be more important than protecting the health of your family?

Once the concrete has been properly sealed with Radon-Loc concrete sealant it never has to be re-applied. You will have peace of mind knowing that you have created a safe, usable living space and reduced the potential for dangerous health problems associated with radon exposure. According to the EPA, reducing radon levels by any percentage in your home also reduces your chance of lung cancer by that same percentage. (Example: if you reduce the radon level in your home by 50% you have also just reduced your chance of getting radon related lung cancer by 50%).

"It’s never too late to reduce your risk of lung cancer. Don’t wait to test and fix a radon problem. If you are a smoker stop smoking." - A Citizen’s Guide to Radon, EPA