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NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 22 10:33 am Post subject:
My hopefully-new home is in a radon area, so there may be a need for forced ventilation anyway.. Have decided to focus on sealing and insulation first anyway. And a bathroom extractor.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43414
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 22 11:32 am Post subject:
radon areas do have a varied load property to property, best to gets tests before spending loads on kit do what is needed based on data

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9470
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 22 1:50 pm Post subject:
but remember that if you have had a radon test, you have to pass this information on when you sell the house. Personally, I would prefer to know and remedy if necessary, but I know lots that say they wouldnt do anything so don't want to devalue their property to find out....

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4502
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 22 2:52 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

radon areas do have a varied load property to property, best to gets tests before spending loads on kit

do what is needed based on data

Yes there is a 3 month widget you can keep then send for analysis.

The various surveys flagged the radon repeatedly, I'm not sure "not knowing" would be a selling point. If I'm thinking sealing and insulation anyway, then the difference the radon makes is the type of ventilation system. Seems self-defeating to have yourself potentially swimming in radon to make a few extra quid in a few years ...but then people can be very odd!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 43414
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 22 6:51 pm Post subject:
at my age a bit of radon for a good deal on building and location would be acceptable if i was planning on next gen or decades of "my home" maybe i would be more rigorous re levels and risks etc tbh living near a road is more of a risk than a granite area

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 14631

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 22 7:20 am Post subject:
As far as radon is concerned, it is ventilation under the floors that is important. As a gas it seeps from the ground, so any under floor space needs ventilation.

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