Before & After Photos

Jim's basement workshop felt like a man cave – except for the worry about radon. A recent radon test confirmed his fears: dangerous levels of 25 were seeping in.  He envisioned his grandkids playing down there one day, and the thought chilled him more than the radon itself.  The technician explained how a system installed in the utility room would trap radon at its source and vent it safely outside.  He pictured this space as a safe, healthy space, the worry replaced by the comforting hum of the new system – a quiet protection against a silent threat.

This client spends most of his time in his garage and wanted something to protect him from radon exposure as it was on the news their area is considered high levels. He called Iowa Radon Defense for professional radon mitigation services and he was not wrong with his decision!

Radon Remediation in Newton, Iowa

This is a very straightforward on point system that will be going out of the sump in the bedroom downstairs. It will be running from the something out through the corner of the home along the gutter line. There is an existing discharge that has a small rectangular cut out in the ceiling right where our line will be in the homeowner said that if we needed to make the hole a little larger than she does not have a problem with that in order for us to work properly. She said that they were looking to be moving out of the house within a year or two anyway, she needed the radon mitigation for home value appraisal and made sure she was safe either way.

This couple were genuinely nice. The husband used to farm and then worked in IT. They have an acreage and had been concerned with radon for a long time as they believe his mom died from radon lung cancer. He installed a mitigation system himself back in the late 80s at this house, but he is not that confident if it was effective. The fan is in the basement ceiling and vents right outside the basement door about 7' above the concrete. He said the fans still run. It draws from the sump pit which also has plumbing and line and something else that lead to it. Sealed up and not accessible. The team had some discussions with the husband about options to utilize for a new extraction point if that's possible instead of near footing in that room. Two chambers, there's a large addition that is finished upstairs with a workshop below with a garage door. The installation turned out fine and he was happy that he spoke to a radon professional!

High Radon Levels in Pella, Iowa

This is an interesting layout as homeowner has elevated radon levels so needed two points in their utility room. The closet is where homeowner would like us to talk the interior system in. Piping will most likely go through the right-hand side of the closet - she agreed with that. Looked the access in the garage and there is room for us to come up through the ceiling but there is plywood on the left-hand side when looking up in the attic. We are going to need to core through that plywood through the small Eve section of the house to vent it up and around the roof line. Everything was done perfectly and set of expectations were met with the homeowner.