with fixes ranging from extraction pipes below the home to covering the floor of crawl spaces with high density plastic and using fans to draw the radon out and vent it outside. "This is a problem ...

There’s reason to be concerned about radon in Iowa, but elected officials opted not to address the issue in the last session.

Radon mitigation is the process needed to vent radon gas from the home, before the radon has a chance to build up to harmful levels. Home construction techniques of the last 20 years have led to ...

After caulking the vapor barrier to the surrounding wall, your pro will install vent piping through the barrier, or membrane, which an attic-based extraction fan will use to blow radon gas away ...

It's a serious problem in Pennsylvania, where about 40 percent of households have indoor radon levels high enough to warrant taking action to vent the harmful gas. High levels of cancer-causing ...

“If you stood outside our house, it appeared the radon vent was on the roof. But if you tracked the pipe, it just stopped,” said Laura Bryan, who is concerned about the health of her two ...

One of the biggest reasons is to add a vent pipe. I recently had to put in a vent when I installed a radon system that vents gas out of the top of the roof. But this time of year, climbing up on a ...

A radon vent fan is then connected to the suction pipes and draws radon gas from below the home and releases it into the outdoor air while simultaneously creating a negative pressure or vacuum ...

Nevada is one of 17 states where no counties or cities have adopted building codes to mitigate radon, according to the EPA. Some homebuilders install pipe systems that vent radon, but for the most ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) —The Jackson County Health Department encourages residents to test their homes and buildings for radon gas this January. Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive noble gas.