Truckee radon, my house has it, does yours?
Channel: Chris Hinkel
Date: 2024-02-29

We have a slab on grade home on the river in Downtown Truckee. It's only 7 years old. Who would have thought we would have high radon levels in our home because under the home there's 6" of drain rock, 2.5" of closed cell foam with 6.5" of concrete on top of that. I did a few tests and my husband was laughing at me because he thought how could radon get up through all of that. He let me do the tests just to humor me and low and behold, high radon levels. Now we are figuring out how to deal with the situation. Our first plan is to boar holes into the foundation at the level of the drain rock, then install fans to suck out the air in the rock and vent it outside. Wish me luck and I'll update you as things unfold.

I'm a realtor with Sierra Sotheby's International Realty and you'd better believe it that I'm going to recommend to all of my buyers that they get a radon test in any home they are thinking of purchasing.

Chris Hinkel
530.412.2644
DRE#01876474 

Chris