January Is National Radon Awareness Month

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Here is a shocking fact. The second leading cause of lung cancer is radon. In the United States, the EPA estimates that about 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year are radon related and in Canada that number stands at approximately 3,000.

Radon, a dangerous gas, is colorless, odorless, tasteless and radioactive. It is formed by the breakdown of uranium, a natural radioactive material found in soil, rock and groundwater.

Nearly 1 out of every 15 homes in the United States and Canada is estimated to have an elevated radon level. It typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into your home through cracks and other holes in the foundation. Your home traps radon inside, where it can build up. Any home may have a radon problem - this means new and old homes, well-sealed and drafty homes, and homes with or without basements since this secret killer comes from the ground not from construction materials.

How Radon Can Get Into Your Home

1. Cracks in Solid Floors
2. Construction Joints
3. Cracks in Walls
4. Gaps in Suspended Floors
5. Gaps Around Service Pipes
6. Cavities Inside Walls
7. The Water Supply

Radon testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk from radon. Pillar To Post Home Inspectors conduct a short term test using a continuous monitor to provide a snapshot of the home to see if it has elevated levels of radon. Testing takes approximately 2-3 days and results are provided and interpreted and the report is sent directly to the client. Recommendations will then be made for a mitigation system.  Even owners of condominiums, houses built on slabs, and other situations need to check on the air quality and the presence of radon in their living quarters.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please visit www.pillartopost.com/radon for tools & resources, as well as how to contact your local home inspector.

SOURCE Pillar To Post Home Inspectors

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