Why Active Sub-Slab Depressurization Is the Gold Standard for Radon Mitigation
If you own a home with a concrete slab foundation and you have tested for radon, you have probably seen a number on a lab report that made your stomach drop. Radon is a radioactive gas that moves up through the soil and into the lowest level of a house. In St. Louis, which sits in an EPA radon zone with moderate to high potential, this is not a rare problem. Over the years I have worked on dozens of homes here, and the most reliable fix for slab-on-grade houses is a techniqu
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If you own a home with a concrete slab foundation and you have tested for radon, you have probably seen a number on a lab report that made your stomach drop. Radon is a radioactive gas that moves up through the soil and into the lowest level of a house. In St. Louis, which sits in an EPA radon zone with moderate to high potential, this is not a rare problem. Over the years I have worked on dozens of homes here, and the most reliable fix for slab-on-grade houses is a techniqu
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