Photo Album: Reduce Radon Levels in Home, Merrimack, NH

A homeowner in Merrimack, New Hampshire, had purchased their home 8 years ago. They had plans to finish their basement and put 2 new bedrooms down there for their children. Before they started finishing the basement the homeowners researched the effects of radon in their home. They decided to test their home for radon and the test results came back at an average of 2.9 pCi/L. They decided to call EFS for an inspection and our Design Specialist recommended and designed a radon mitigation system for their home.  Our installation team began by drilling an extraction point into the slab in the basement to collect radon air from beneath the home. Next, the team then installed a PVC pipe to the extraction point to send the radon-filled air to the radon fan and push it out of the home. The team fed the PVC pipe from the extraction point to the exterior of the home and then the team installed our radon fan on the side of the home. The team installed the radon fan on the outside of the home and connected the PVC pipe to the fan. After the PVC pipe and the radon fan were connected the team then used more PVC pipe to vent the system above the roofline of the home to prevent radon from re-entering the home.