Radon levels concern m (reps)

[conics]

Live in the basement of my house

Could it be possible I have high radon?
It has laundry room next to it

Just bought a detector from Amazon to test

I also used to live at an old apt building during college 2nd floor. Landlord gave radon and lead packet but never tested it

[conics]

Bump

[Ratfish]

i had somewhat high levels when i bought my house so i paid 1700 for a mitigation system that constantly creates negative pressure and pumps it out

depends on the geology of where you live

[xxAchillesxx]

Gotta call in Mike Holmes to investigate chief.

[FarmersSon]

i had somewhat high levels when i bought my house so i paid 1700 for a mitigation system that constantly creates negative pressure and pumps it out

depends on the geology of where you live

Parents did similar with their house. I built my house about 100 yards from my parents and did some of the mitigation work up front - basically put perforated pvc pipes under the concrete in my basement that connects to piping in my ceiling. I was supposed to go back and do a Radon test. If high, we'd put in the fan to create the negative pressure. My cost was a bit less, but I'm not finished yet either. Really should go back and get the test done - I have 3 kids that sleep down there. Just an easy thing to forget about. It's not usually a problem in our area, but occasionally it pops up. Radon is really hit and miss though. Some areas have more of a tendency than others, but you can still get next door neighbors where one house is high, and the other isn't.

[conics]

i had somewhat high levels when i bought my house so i paid 1700 for a mitigation system that constantly creates negative pressure and pumps it out

depends on the geology of where you live

Midwest

Also come back on the misc discord we made a new one yesterday

[helpmee]

It is a real concern long term.
Just test

[conics]

It is a real concern long term.
Just test

I’ve already been here living a long time tho

[helpmee]

I’ve already been here living a long time tho

Long term as in you live 20 years in the place and in 40 years you have lung cancer

[MrSchons]

The UK has radon maps where you can check the levels in your area, see if your country has similar, we can also buy radon reports for each property, if you have high levels (10-30%) UK homes need to have Radon sumps with pumps to remove the gas.

[TheT800]

Nobody knows until you test. And "Midwest" is way too vague as you can be in a huge radon pocket and then 2 blocks over it's fine.

Get some test results before you start worrying. If the levels are high, ventilate the basement as best you can and get a radon mitigation system installed.

[conics]

Nobody knows until you test. And "Midwest" is way too vague as you can be in a huge radon pocket and then 2 blocks over it's fine.

Get some test results before you start worrying. If the levels are high, ventilate the basement as best you can and get a radon mitigation system installed.

I bought a random tester from Amazon hopefully it’s accurate