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As a professional Home Inspector I find major problems in homes every day. Most times the owners are completely unaware these problems exist and no one would ever know if the home wasn't being sold and inspected in the first place. Let's face it...no one wakes up in the morning and has their home inspected...but let me assure you - Lived in Homes have major problems too..! Don't let these conditions happen in your home. Have your home professionally checked for:
Major Fall & Trip Hazards
Electrical & Fire Safety Hazards
Carbon Monoxide/Furnace/Venting Problems
High Radon Gas Exposures
All of the above home safety problems are very detrimental to the overall living condition of the house. I see and deal with these conditions everyday. I'm no they exist. Our home is where we spend most of our time and it's where are families and children live, play and breathe. If your home has unsafe conditions, they must be addressed immediately. Each year, more and more people are getting sick or hurt from the above conditions and it the worse cases...loved ones are lost. Don't ever let this happen to your family or in your home. Do the best you can to conduct yearly Home Safety Inspections of your home, and if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself...hire a professional Home Safety Consultant to visit your home and report on your homes safety conditions every year.
Home Inspector Revelation - How to Remove Radon from Your Home
Anytime you talk about the overall safety in a home you want to talk about the deadly Radon gas. The DEP and EPA say Radon is the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in the US and more and more information and studies are pointing to just that. If you have not ever tested you home you should hire a certified Radon testing technician today. If it's a direct link to lung cancer you should know if it is present in your home.
Simple as that. If you have tested your home and you know you have Radon here are some easy to lower your home's Radon levels and breathe easy.
1. Make all attempts to have air constantly moving in your home. That is one of the easiest thing you can do to lower your Radon levels. Constantly moving fresh air will displace radon particles. Now no matter how efficient your home is, it is still not completely air tight. Adding fresh air into the basement or living areas of the home on a constant basis will greatly reduce radon levels. This includes running fans or just opening and shutting the doors a few times.
2. Some homes have chimneys and by opening and leaving the chimney flue open it gives the radon gases a way to escape your Home. Radon like many other gasses is lighter than air so it will rise...and if you have a chimney you can let it rise right through your home and use the chimney as a vent. You can even add a fan to send gases up the chimney to additionally help move the stagnant air.
3. The easiest way to reduce radon is to test for it and have it properly remedied by a certified professional in your area. That is the only way to truly get rid of it, the above tips can help reduce your homes levels but never truly remove them all.
I know the above 3 tips are not the greatest tips...but the fact of the matter is - the above ways can lower your home's Radon levels...and any kind of lowering your home's levels of a cancerous gas is a good thing. The only true way to know if your home has a radon problem is to have your home checked by a certified professional or do some testing yourself. Know your levels, do yourself a favor and have your home checked.
You'll sleep better at night knowing you did so.
