Radon testing

[tmurph2]

I have just completed inclosing an addition in the rear of my house and I wonder if I should have the house re-tested for radon. I did it about five years ago and it was ok but my neighbor sold his place and it tested way high and that is just two doors up.

 

[Nehmo Sergheyev]

- tmurph2 -

I have just completed inclosing an addition in the rear of my house and I wonder if I should have the house re-tested for radon. I did it about five years ago and it was ok but my neighbor sold his place and it tested way high and that is just two doors up.

- Nehmo -
If you're concerned, why not? Read up > buy a kit. They're cheap. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=radon testing kit

 

[BP]

Radon gas comes from radium deposits in rock and soil that are randomly dispersed throughout the earth's crust. It is not uncommon that neighbors have widely varying readings. It's just a matter of luck. However, I have long suspected that the rock and sand used in the manufacture of concrete, as well as any imported fill used on a project can import radium containing materials and increase the radon levels . I have ABSOLUTELY NO scientific evidence to support this idea, but I've seen radon levels change on the before and after enough to make one wonder.
Best to test.