Radon Be Gone!!

They came yesterday morning to install the radon mitigation system.  Jim talked to the guy quite a bit before he started - about placement and whether we would need a system for the crawl space too.  The guy didn't think so; in fact, he said if they couldn't get readings down with the one system, they would probably put another in the furnace room.

Although it was tough for Jim to watch someone else doing work on the house, he thought they did a good job.

They drill a hole through the basement floor until they reach the gravel underneath.  Then they install the pipe and seal it up.

The pipe goes out into the garage....

And up into the garage attic where the fan sits sucking up all the nasty gas...

And finally venting it outside.

One thing that was nice to see...when they made the hole in the basement and brought out the core, the guy remarked on how clean and dry everything was underneath.

The meter is now ticking away in the basement - but with this one, we can check the figures.  Thankfully, the numbers keep dropping. They'll come and get it on Thursday, I think, and make sure we are at safe levels.

Doug and Connor came over again  in the afternoon.  Jim was taking the railings down on the staircase and Doug wanted to watch that process so he would know how to put it back together.  It's just so nice to see how much they love the house.

He also had the realtor draw up some paperwork removing all the contingencies of inspections and appraisals...and gave us another week!  So we don't have to be out until September 7th!  That is such a gift.  Now we can make a trip to NY before we have to be out.