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A homeowner in Evans finished her basement last year: new drywall, a drop ceiling, carpet over the slab, and a supply vent tied into the main HVAC trunk line. The house had tested for radon when she bought it eight years earlier, and the number came back well under the EPA’s action level of 4 […]
Radon Testing After a Renovation: Why Your Old Test No Longer App … Read More »
Most of what people have heard about radon testing goes something like this: test in winter, with the windows closed, during heating season, because that’s when levels are highest. There is enough truth in that advice to explain why it gets repeated. But it leaves out a few things that are worth understanding before you
Radon Testing in Summer: Why Warm Months Are Still the Right Time … Read More »
Imagine spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a home only to discover there’s an invisible health risk hiding inside. No strange smell. No visible damage. No warning signs. That’s exactly why radon concerns so many homeowners throughout Augusta and the CSRA. If you’ve recently purchased a home, are preparing to sell, or simply want
Radon Testing in Augusta, GA: What the EPA Action Level Means for … Read More »
When you’re apartment hunting, you probably ask about rent, utilities, parking, and pet policies. But when was the last time you asked whether the building had been tested for radon? For most renters, the answer is never. And that’s understandable. Radon isn’t something you can see, smell, or taste. Yet it’s one of the most
My Apartment Complex Has Never Tested for Radon Should I Be Conce … Read More »
When most people think about radon, they picture basements, crawl spaces, or older single-family homes. But what if you live in an apartment? Can radon still be a problem? The answer is yes. Apartments can have radon, and many renters do not realize they could be breathing it every day. Radon is invisible. You cannot
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Here’s an example scenario: a homeowner in the Aiken area was convinced her slab-on-grade ranch could not have a radon problem. “I don’t have a basement,” she reasoned. “I thought radon was a basement issue.” She had skipped testing when she bought the home three years earlier based on that same assumption. Her short-term test
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If you live in Aiken County, you have likely heard radon come up during a home inspection, seen it mentioned in a local news investigation, or noticed that Aiken keeps appearing on elevated radon lists across South Carolina. The question that follows is a reasonable one: why does Aiken seem to have consistently higher radon
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Here’s an example scenario: a family in Columbia County ran a 48-hour charcoal canister test last October. The result came back at 2.8 pCi/L (picocuries per liter, the standard unit for radon measurement), comfortably below the EPA action level of 4.0 pCi/L. They felt good about the number and moved on. Eight months later, during
Short-Term vs. Long-Term Radon Tests: Which One Tells You the Tru … Read More »
Consider this scenario: a homeowner in Richmond County tested for radon eight years ago. The result was 5.6 pCi/L (picocuries per liter, the standard unit for radon measurement), above the EPA action level of 4.0 pCi/L. He meant to get it mitigated. Life got busy. He filed the test result in a drawer and forgot
The Real Cost of Ignoring Radon: Health Risks, Home Value, and Wh … Read More »
Here’s an example scenario: a family moves into a newly built home in a Columbia County subdivision. Everything is new: new HVAC, new windows, new foundation. They assume that a modern, well-built home doesn’t have radon problems. Three years later, a friend mentions radon testing. They pick up a test kit out of curiosity. The
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