As I've been working on a redesign of the blog, I've also been flipping through some of our old posts from May and June. (It is soooo much fun to go back and read through them all and remember everything that has happened). As I was reading, I came across the post that I made right after we got the results of our radon test (http://our5percent.blogspot.com/2008/05/21-pcil.html).
Recently, two of the houses on our street have sold (however, I never truly believe it until I see people with their moving truck), but we've noticed that both of those houses must have elevated radon levels because they have the radon-remover-boxes on the sides of their houses (they're very noticeable because they basically have a box at street level and then a square pipe that goes up the side of the house to the roof to release the radon). They're extremely unsightly and quite loud.
So, of course, we were pretty pleased that our house tested low for radon, but I think it may have tested low because of the time of the year. Evidently, radon levels are usually higher in the winter months. So we're probably breathing evil, Satan radon right now, but at least we don't have an ugly box on the side of our house :-)
Note to all: sell your house in the summer!
2 comments:
"Radon Remover Boxes" or Radon Mitigation Systems do not necessarily need to be loud or offencive to the eye, they can be mounted in the attic and quite quiet. Breathing "evil, satan radon" is a silly risk to take as I'm sure you know, elevated levels of radon can cause lung cancer. If you get the correct mitigator, the system can be done in an afternoon and within the house, so you don't even know it's there. There are many added benefits to Radon Mitigation systems including preventing mositure from creeping into your basement causing less mold and mildew. But I"m sure you knew that as you speak so negatively on the subject.
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