Article:Radon, begone!; Homeowners can mitigate deadly gas risk
BY KATHARHYNN HEIDELBERG DAILY PRESS SENIOR WRITER MONTROSE
Homebuilders can help combat radon gas, a silent killer that concentrates in houses after seeping in through the soil.
“Colorado is the seventhhighest
probability state in the
nation for any given house to
have elevated radon in it,” said
Richard Thompson, Montrose
County environmental health
manager. “We have counties
(whose radon levels) are rated
high and a few that are moderate.
Montrose County is rated
high.”
Most soil and rocks are composed
of uranium and radium. Over
time, the elements degrade to
radon,which tends to collect in
homes and buildings.
“When you heat air, it becomes
lighter and moves up.
We heat our houses. This causes
a slight vacuum at the floor
level,which causes soil gas under
houses to get into the
house,”
Thompson
said.
“Radon is
a very
heavy
gas, and it
tends to
concentrate
in
lower
rooms of
houses.”
A radon
concentration
of 4.0 or higher
in a home requires immediate
attention, he said.
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About Eric Starszak
Eric Starszak, founder and manager of Radon Solutions, LLC, began working in the radon mitigation business in 2000, after moving to Glenwood Springs from Milwaukee, WI. Eric is a veteran of the US Army Reserve and has an Associates Degree in Architecture from MATC. He is an accomplished carpenter and has been working in the trades since 1990.
Eric has personally and successfully completed well over 1000 radon mitigations in Colorado. Eric has gained the confidence and trust of numerous builders, realtors, city officials, and homeowners who rely on him for a thorough consultation and professional results. Located in the beautiful Roaring Fork Valley, Eric is a committed Father, and an avid outdoorsman who is “living the dream, one day at a time”.