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This client had her home tested and got levels of 23 -- which is entirely higher than other homes. She was worried if her family has been exposed but they are not experiencing any symptoms so she wanted to make sure it does not get worse in the future.
This was a virtual appointment due to the weather so the team has no idea what the house looks like. That being said this was pretty much a service call for the homeowner's radon fan only and nothing else. The homeowner told me that the fan had been making these weird and crazy noises on and off for the past year and it was finally time for him to get this taken care of. Should be pretty simple and straight to the point just replacing the piping and the old radon fan.
Met with Jennifer in this old farm house. A lot of stuff in unfinished basement and hard to get around and see things. Found out at the end that there is a sump pit under the stairs but could not view or access. The technician was told lid is nearly air tight so seal around it with caulking. Returned with radon levels of 24 and frequent health concerns. Jennifer was concerned about indoor air quality, humidity, and was all ready to move forward with their own radon mitigation system.
This will be an interior system that will run out from the sump pit in the utility room. There is also a sewage pit that I explained to the client where we do not touch the interior system since it will run up through the rim joist and out into the garage. The client was asking if we would be able to hide the PVC routing and tuck it away on the wall side of where the fridge is. We can then write it up into the garage and out the back side of the house to hide the extraction point through the roof. A Breathe EZ filter will also be installed. This all stem from the fact that the client's husband was diagnosed with Stage 2 lung cancer which is what prompted their inquiry into radon mitigation in the first place. They live on an acreage with a couple horses and two cute little donkeys.
This was a 2-point system that will be run from the sump in the addition. The homeowner does have another sump that is sealed up very well in the center of the basement. There was a 6-in gap around the corners and edges of the addition that will need to be spray foamed as they are exposed soil. The homeowner was needing to talk to her son first before finalizing everything even though she was very confident in her decision. She also said that she needed to talk to him about possibly about duct cleaning addition and her son agreed for the sake of health. Everything went well and so as the duct cleaning service!