What are the most common ways that radon gas can enters a home?The most common ways that radon can enter a home are: cracks in solid floors, construction joints, cracks in walls, gaps in suspended floors, gaps around service pipes, wall cavities, and the house's water supply. | By ProMatcher Staff | Updated: 02/22/2016 | |
Answer: Radon enters the home through the following areas:
Crawlspaces
Cracks in the foundation & walls
Floor drains
Pipes
Sump pumps
Radon gas can enter both old and new homes, regardless if there are visible cracks or not.
Radon can also enter the home through the use of well water. Areas that have high levels of uranium in the underlying granite or shale are prone to allowing radon enter the groundwater.
[Refer to: https://www.cdc.gov/features/protect-home-radon/index.html ] | Dean Schurger, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH© 1990-2018) | Answer: cracks in the floor, sump pump pits, thin concrete slabs | Minnesota Mold Inspection, LLC | Answer: Open cracks in the Slab such as the sump pit | Property Inspection Pros | | ProMatcher | Answer: Foundations cracks, Open drainage (sump pump pit), dirt crawl spaces without vapor barrier | InFocus Inspection | Answer: The soils below the structure. If the structure has a concrete slab, the gas enters through any voids. If the structure if over a crawlspace, the gas enters through any voids in the vapor barrier. | Worsley Inspections LLC | Answer: cracks in basement flooring. | Alabama indoor air quality testing, LLC. | | ProMatcher | Answer: Cracks in the foundation. Be it a slab, dirt floor and a full basement. | Total Check-Up Inspections | Answer: The gas enters through any crack, hole sump area, crawl space, etc. | Four County Home Inspection Service, LLC | Answer: Radon enters a home through areas of low pressure. It can enter your home through cracks in a foundation , sump pits and through your water supply. | Norton Inspection Services | | ProMatcher | Answer: Cracks in the foundation and openings in the foundation walls. | Spire Home Inspection | Answer: The most common ways radon gas enters a home is through openings in a home, cracks in the floor and walls. | Corley Home Inspections, LLC | Answer: Thru cracks in the foundation , sump pumps ,sewer lines. | ATM Home Inspection |
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