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Thanks a lot for any input.

Don Rider

EZ Rider Home Inspections

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Radon

This section is meant to provide a short overview only. Those wishing to know more should follow the EPA link at the bottom of the page. 

What is Radon?

Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas which is a product of the natural decay of uranium located deep underground.

Lighter than air, it rises through cracks and fissures in the ground and can enter a home through cracks, joints and openings in a concrete slab, or move easily through floor, wall and ceiling framing assemblies. Homes with concrete slab floors, basements and crawlspaces are all vulnerable to radon entry.

Although some radon problems can come from water sources, most are from soil gas.

What Are the Health Risks?

Because it’s a radioactive gas, radon will eventually decay. When radon decays it emits tiny radioactive particles. If radon has been inhaled and is inside lungs, these particles can strike lung cells, causing abnormal lung cell replication, otherwise known as cancer.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calls radon the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.

No “safe” level of radon exists and the effects may be delayed for years, may affect children more than adults, or may never cause health problems. Generally, exposure to higher levels and longer exposure times increase the odds of developing radon-related health problems.

Where is Radon Found?

Some parts of the U.S. are more likely to have elevated levels of radon than others. The EPA National Radon Map provides great information on U.S. radon levels nationwide.

Radon Measurement

The only way to determine whether a home has levels which may pose a health risk it to have the home tested.

A number of testing (radon-measuring) devices are available, ranging from simple do-it-yourself charcoal canisters found at most hardware stores to sophisticated monitors with security features which provide immediate results at end of the typical 48-hour test.

Testing for real estate transactions should comply with EPA protocols and be performed by a qualified neutral third party. Qualifications may vary by state.

Testing requires “closed house conditions,” and under certain conditions, opening windows in upper levels of the home make actually increase radon levels in the home due to “stack effect,” or the rising of heated air.

Stack effect can pull gas out of the soil.

Test Results

Radon levels are measured and described in picoCuries of radon per liter of air, typically shown as “pCi/L”. The EPA action limit is the limit at which the EPA recommends that mitigation take place. At this time (2007) this limit is 4 pCi/L.

What is Mitigation?

The process of lowering radon levels is called “mitigation.” Mitigation may involve different approaches or combinations of approaches, depending on the situation and severity of the problem.  Mitigation is often very successful.

For more information, read “A Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon,” an excellent guide by the EPA.

Don Rider

EZ Rider Home Inspections

Bossier Home Inspectors

Bossier Home Inspections

Shreveport Bossier Inspections

Shreveport Bossier Inspectors

Shreveport Home Inspection

Included with your home inspection is a 90-day limited home warranty.  Effective January 1st, 2007, a warranty is provided by the American Home Warranty Company.  Your inspector will hand you your signed warranty form at the inspection.  Keep it for your records.

Read the Warranty in PDF format, click….  Warranty

The 90-day limited home warranty is effective from the date of the home inspection for a period of 90 days.  If closing should occur after the expiration of the 90-day period, the warranty will extend to 21 days following closing.

What is covered?  Drain lines, gas lines, faucets, electrical, heating, air conditioning, poured concrete foundations, water heater, floor joists, framing, roof structure, roof covering, load-bearing walls, garage doors, range, oven, dishwasher, microwave oven.  All coverage’s are subject to the exclusions and terms set forth in the warranty in detail. 

What if something goes wrong?  Send a written notification to the American Home Warranty Company describing the problem.  Send a copy of the itemized estimate or repair bill.  Send a copy of the inspection report.  Send your signed warranty form.  Then claims will be processed.

Don Rider

EZ Rider Home Inspections

Bossier Home Inspectors

Bossier Home Inspections

Shreveport Bossier Inspections

Shreveport Bossier Inspectors

Shreveport Home Inspection

Easily add value to your home for sale by having it

Move In Certified.

Move In Certified homes have been pre-inspected by InterNACHI certified inspectors and the sellers confirm that there are no major systems in need of immediate repair or replacement and no known safety hazards.

Advantages of selling a home that has been Move In Certified: 

• The seller can choose a Move In Certified InterNACHI inspector to inspect the home properly before the buyer’s inspector arrives.

• The seller can schedule the Move In Certified Inspection at the seller’s convenience.

• It might alert the seller of any items of immediate personal concern, such as radon gas or active termite infestation.

• The seller can assist the Move In Certified Inspector during the inspection, something normally not done during a buyer’s inspection.

• The seller can have the Move In Certified Inspector correct any misstatements in the inspection report before it is generated.

• The report can help the seller realistically price the home if problems exist.

• The report can help the seller substantiate a higher asking price if problems don’t exist or have been corrected.

• A seller Move In Certified Inspection reveals problems ahead of time which:

  • might make the home show better.

  • gives the seller time to make repairs and shop for competitive contractors.

  • permits the seller to attach repair estimates or paid invoices to the inspection report.

  • removes over-inflated buyer procured estimates from the negotiation table.

• The Move In Certified Inspection report might alert the seller to any immediate safety issues found, before agents and visitors tour the home.

• The report provides a third-party, unbiased opinion to offer to potential buyers.

• A seller Move In Certified Inspection permits a clean home inspection report hosted on www.FetchReport.com to be used as a marketing tool.

• Move In Certified yard signs attract potential buyers. 

• A seller Move In Certified Inspection is the ultimate gesture in forthrightness on the part of the seller.

• The report might relieve a prospective buyer’s unfounded suspicions, before they walk away.

• A seller Move In Certified Inspection lightens negotiations and 11th-hour renegotiations.

• The report might encourage the buyer to waive the inspection contingency.

• The deal is less likely to fall apart the way they often do when a buyer’s inspection unexpectedly reveals a problem, last minute.

• The report provides full-disclosure protection from future legal claims.

Don Rider

EZ Rider Home Inspections

Bossier Home Inspectors

Bossier Home Inspections

Shreveport Bossier Inspections

Shreveport Bossier Inspectors

Shreveport Home Inspection