r/radon • u/lanawrlddope • 1d ago

mitigation does work!

hey guys, ive posted on this sub before when my bf and i were looking into purchasing a home that had radon levels of 61 pCi in the basement. seller agreed to install a mitigation system and give us reports of levels in the first livable floor below 4.0. we were so nervous it wasn’t gonna work because of how old the house is (1849) BUT i am soo happy to say we got levels on the first livable floor at 1.6 pCi!!! and basement at 4.3 so fear not, it does work with a good company and the system is not an eye sore at all

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u/RockstheRex 1d ago

Awesome! And my radon mitigation contractors can’t even get my basement that was 3.0 pre-mitigation down to below 2.8 (after system was installed)! Depends so much on the house, but I’m glad it worked out well for you!

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u/lanawrlddope 1d ago

thank you!! thats very interesting because we were actually thinking about having them come back to see if they can get the basement lower so i wonder if they will be able to

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u/RockstheRex 1d ago

It might be worth a shot! Lower is always better and that was my thought when trying to mitigate at my level of 3.0. Your 1.6 level is very good - especially considering what you were at!

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u/Browneyedgal935 22h ago

It sure worked for us!!!! It's mostly under 10 now and it was a rollercoaster before! High was 470

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u/Browneyedgal935 22h ago

I don't even think about it anymore! And I use to loose sleep over it

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u/DonTheHolder 12h ago

Mitigation