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Meeting Judy and her boyfriend Ron was lively. Despite being elderly, they were full of questions and stories, curious about every detail of the radon mitigation plan. Their basement, with levels of 17, felt damp and musty, while readings upstairs ranged from 5 to 7. Health concerns loomed large. The basement, half finished, had a small sump pit, and the sump pump shared space with a toilet and floor drain. Plans included adding plexiglass and two extraction points: one in the corner and another near the drain. To minimize noise, the vent would exit near the bathroom, away from Judy’s bedroom. With Judy’s severe allergies, the team also offered options of filtration with Breathe EZ regardiless of their numerous air purification units. They were happy about that option and had it installed.
Levels of 7.2 were detected in this ranch house with a half finished basement. The installation type is a sub slab extraction point next to plumbing stack on back of house next to sink and refrigerator. It was how the client imagined so it would not be eating much enough space in another section of the home. They also added Breathe EZ for better filtration of radon. They wanted to make sure this should until retirement! We did agree!
We have two options with the soffit and exhaust pipes. This customer preferred the external exhaust fan with a soffit penetration aesthetic and roof boot in McCook, NE.
We've done environmental work for ER and EPA before at other properties. This is a building with elevated soil vapors. Systems to install would be suction point in basement, seal sump, second suction point into crawlspace that is accessible and encapsulated. The team has also recommended to install an ERV into the other crawlspace that has small windows. They have sealed any cracks or joints as needed. Everything was installed to their liking and indeed happy!
This is a pretty simple system as the basement is unfinished but framed out to be able to be finished. Homeowners from the sounds of things are possibly looking to move in the next few years but unsure of where they are going to go. They requested that everything needs to be kept on the left hand side of the basement in the room that will be a utility room. Due to elevated levels there needs to be too extraction points. One can most likely be slipped near the water heater. But the homeowner is looking to have our exit point be near the exit point of everything else on the side of the home. Installation went smooth!