Radon .

[Stubby]

Any one live in a high Radon area ( Cornwall is high I believe ) and if so what do you do if anything ( extracting from suspended floors etc )

[sloth]

Come again...

[Stubby]

Come again...

 

Radon . The gas that comes from radio active rock and soil .

[Cae Ffynnon]

Check with the local council on current building regs. Might have have a radon gas test done.

Most likely improve the ventilation anywhere the gas could collect.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

A radon vented sump if installing a new floor.

 

Here's a link which might help:

 

http://www.ukradon.org/information/buildingregs

[sloth]

Gotcha, cheers...

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Yes. Fartmoor has radon remover is some private water supply and we used to have these little yellow triangle radon detectors in the house at Helston plus vents in the wall / below dpc.

[Woodworks]

Yes. We have a radon sump which is just a means to ventilate under the concrete slab. If we were found to have high levels then a fan would be fitted to help draw the gases out from under our place and not let it seep into the building.

[10 Bears]

I live in a high radon area - apparently. The village is classified as such due to a single and brief radon event somewhere else, 10 miles away and 25 years ago.

 

You can get radon detectors, like smoke alarms for places like your cellar or wherever, but to be honest in our case, I've just not seen the need.

[NFG]

Hi

 

We used to live in Cornwall, Radon is an Alpha emitter a relatively large particle which causes damage over a short distance, its stopped by paper.

 

I would say that smokers are most at risk from Radon, you breathe it in through the tip of a cigarette so its heated so if it then burns its self into the lung lining there it remains.

 

We took part in a survey & found there was no need for action, however we would keep the house well ventilated.

 

 

N