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Radon Mitigation Systems
The EPA tells us how a radon mitigation system should be installed in a document entitled Radon Mitigation Standards. These standard have been designed to ensure that the system will be safely installed, durable and effective.
It may be hard to picture what a radon mitigation system will look like in your home. The basic system will include white, four inch plastic pipe extending from the basement floor to the exterior of the house and terminating above the roof line. A white fan of about the size of a basket ball will be mounted on the piping somewhere outside of the living space.
There are basically three standard ways to run the piping from the basement to above the roof line. We can classify these three standard piping routes as 1) "through the garage", 2) "through closets" and 3) "up the exterior".
If we have provided you with a contract for radon mitigation you can compare the proposed piping route that is in the contract with those below and then click on sample photos for that type of system. Of course your system may look somewhat different from the photos and there often several ways in which the piping can be run. The piping route that is detailed in your contract represents what we think may be best. If you have a preference as to where the piping is installed, by all means let us know before the installation. We will do our best to accommodate your wishes while providing a durable system.
The three most common piping routes:
Run the pipe up the basement foundation wall, through the floor joist area into the garage, up the interior wall of the garage into the attic and then through the rear roof slope. In this case the fan is mounted in the garage attic.
Run the pipe through the basement ceiling, through closets in the first and second floor (if applicable), pass into the main attic and exit via the rear roof slope. In this case the fan is mounted in the main attic. Photos of a ranch house.
Run the pipe from the basement through the floor joist area to the exterior of the house, run the piping exposed on the exterior and around the eaves to terminate above the roof line. With this option we try to put the piping on the rear of the house or some other location where the exposed piping would not be objectionable. Photos of a large cape house. Photos of a modern town house. Photos of an older Victorian home. Photos of a two story brick home.
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