BUILDING A RADON-FREE HOME

Radon is an invisible, odorless, poisonous gas that comes from the soil. It results from the breakdown of uranium. Roughly 1 in every 15 homes has high radon levels, and 20,000 Americans die of radon-related lung cancer annually. In fact, radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States behind smoking. The Surgeon General often reminds Americans to have their homes checked for radon.

The best way to protect a home from radon is to build the home with a mitigation system which will eliminate radon from the interior of your home from the beginning. This will cost around $500 for materials and labor (much less than the $1000 to $2500 it could cost to retrofit the house).

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