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Basement & Radon Solutions
Basement Waterproofing,
Radon Testing and Mitigation,
Crawl Space and Foundation Repair |
Proudly Serving Hendersonville, Asheville and Western North Carolina
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Radon is odorless, colorless, tasteless, and in all ways utterly impossible to notice using any of the human senses, it is toxic and could be present in your home right now.
The radon levels in a home can be tested and mitigated by Basement & Radon Solutions, your local radon specialist in Western North Carolina. Contact us today for solutions to your home's radon problems.
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How Radon Enters Your Home
As a gas, radon can enter any home through cracks, holes, or any other openings. In particular, radon enters homes through a process known as the "stack effect", which pulls the gas into the home.
Since the pressure inside the house is lower than the pressure outside the house, a vacuum is created. As the warm air rises, it makes its way out of the house and is then replaced by unconditioned air from the outside.
This air can then quickly begin to build up, especially when the weather gets cooler and windows (escape routes) are closed. In other words, the radon gets trapped. There could be a lot or a little, which is why every homeowner needs to test for radon every two years.
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How Radon Can Influence Selling or Buying a Home
One similarity that every home shares is its potential to have high radon levels. Whether a home is young or old, radon can enter and build up to unhealthy amounts, making a home seemingly dangerous.
Radon gas of some levels will be found in all homes when tested, it can also be controlled and reduced in the home. As important as it is to live in a home with low radon levels, these levels become equally important when buying or selling a home. Radon is something that all real estate agents should consider and advise sellers to test for prior to putting the home on the marker. |
How Foundations Can Affect a Home's Radon Levels
Radon gas can be found in all homes, basement homes, in slab-on-grade homes, and crawl space homes. All can sustain high radon levels and most homes' levels can be significantly reduced with radon mitigation. Some homes, however, are not as easy to mitigate as others, and the some may actually not be receptive to mitigation. It is important for a homeowner to know what the radon levels are before buying or selling a home.
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Basement and Radon Solutions
A division of Homes Unlimited of WNC, INC • basementandradonsolutions.com
Radon Mitigation, Basement Waterproofing, Crawl Space Repair, Foundation Repair. Free no obligation consultation.
Service Area: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford, Polk and Transylvania counties
Rod Johnson • Certified Mitigation Specialist • Email
828-697-2075 • PO Box 1134 Hendersonville, NC 28793 |
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