Home Inspection - Safety Issues - Part 2 of 3

!±8± Home Inspection - Safety Issues - Part 2 of 3

www.homeownerseries.com This is video #2 of a 3-part series. The videos are Part 1 = youtu.be Part 2 = youtu.be Part 3 = youtu.be To watch the Safety Issues Playlist = www.youtube.com Radon Gas Radon is a colorless and odorless radioactive chemical element that occurs naturally as a gas. The gas is produced by the radioactive decay or breakdown of radium, a metallic element found in nearly all soil and rocks. The concern to humans is the trapping of radon in a basement that has seeped in through cracks or other openings. Some areas of the Eastern United States have high concentrations of Radon gas in the ground. If the home is in a high-radon area, the gas may buildup inside the home to unhealthy levels. You must ask if you are in such an area and test the home to be certain. Test kits that homeowners can use to check the radon levels in their homes are available from stores and mail-order sources. Most radon leaks can be fixed by coating the basement floor and walls with a flexible sealant. Increasing the ventilation in a home primarily in the basements also helps lower the radon level. Carbon Monoxide Gas Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and extremely poisonous gas. Because it has no odor or color, people breathing it usually fall asleep without realizing they are being poisoned. Carbon monoxide prevents hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying substance in the blood, from supplying oxygen to the body. Without oxygen, people and animals soon die. Carbon ...

Home Inspection - Safety Issues - Part 2 of 3

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Radon Test at Latta Pavillion by a Charlotte Home Inspector

!±8± Radon Test at Latta Pavillion by a Charlotte Home Inspector

www.askthecharlotteinspector.com Recently high levels of Radon had been found in Latta Pavillion in Dilworth. They have since installed a Radon Mitigation system. Please see the excerpt from the Charlotte Business Journal below. For mor information about Radon pleas go to http Watch the vidio to see the results of the Radon test performed the first week in May 2009. In the written statement, the association says it's working with Grubb and Rodgers Builders to find a solution. So far, the focus is on installing fans that would funnel the gas out of the building. The cost: 00 per unit, or .3 million. Grubb pledges that tenants won't bear any of the expense, but it's not clear who will. Grubb believes a faulty ventilation system designed by FMK is the cause of the radon problems. Not so fast, says Allan McGuire, managing principal at the architectural firm. He says his company designed Latta Pavilion to meet the Charlotte-Mecklenburg building codes, and it was constructed accordingly. "Nothing is unique about the Latta Pavilion system that would allow it to contain radon over other systems we have done." Fong says he's unaware of any similar problem in a building in Charlotte. He's seen a few cases of high readings in buildings in Gastonia and Cherryville where soil conditions are more conducive to creating radon emissions. McGuire says Grubb is ultimately responsible for delivering a safe building. Rodgers Builders executives did not return calls. "It's a weird ...

Radon Test at Latta Pavillion by a Charlotte Home Inspector

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