On Jun 25, 1:10 pm, GS <ze...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jun 18, 8:51 pm, "john" <john111111_2654spammen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
> > I was wondering from a Realtor's honest perspective what they observe
when
> > they come upon a Buyer...and your visiting a house with him that has
aRadon
> > Mitigation System installed. Is that a real downer for them &
something
> > that will change their mind ?
>
> > I live in Pennsylvania whereRadonis prevalent. I recently noticed
myradonlevels are around 7.0. Normal levels are under 4.0. I
recently
> > had laminated wood flooring installed in the basement and the levels
dropped
> > down to around 4.5. Almost to the legal limits.
>
> > Im just really putting off installing aRadonMitigation
System...thinking
> > that would turn Buyers off alot. Any advice and/or experiences with
this
> > would be much appreciated.
>
> > John
>
> I started monitoring the level at my house a couple months ago near
> pittsburgh. I was shocked to getting levels up to 6 or more, and even
> in the upstairs rooms. I later surmised I had a window open on the
> downdraft side of the house, sucking air up from the basement, and
> probably also sucking more air out of the floor. On my old house i had
> troubled levels of about 5. I later did a lot of sealing in the
> basement and got levels below 4, but still had to mitigate with the
> buyers. OK, highly watered ground will greatly increaseRadonlevels.
> My current levels dropped from 6 to 2.5 due to the drier ground. If at
> all possible do not sell a house in the late spring. I was trying to
> get instantaneous readings with a Geiger counter, and thats impossible
> unless you use an air flow amplifier. I WAS able to detectRadonon my
> paper electrostatic furnace air cleaner, with consistently higher
> levels on the filter in relation to the air. The ONLY way to
monitorRADONis to constantly measure it over the year.
>
> g
I really meant early spring when the winter thaw and spring rains are
beginning to saturate the ground. You can tell when the soil is just
plain saturated, and it squishes when you walk on it.
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