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Answers (8)
- Lee Ann Ruby, "RichmondAgent"
- Contributions:488
I would certainly recommend a post radon test to ensure the mitigation was successful. I would not expect any issues with resale as long as the system is in working order. Some may think of it as a positive particularly in the Richmond area where radon can be an issue.
- allll4one
- Contributions:1
Radon is a byproduct of Uranium in the soil.
I suppose 'best practice' here would be to determine how radon is at the increased level (how is it entering your home and why?
Also, try to see why radon is any higher in your (almost) brand new home.
Is your neighbor also selling?
I suppose 'best practice' here would be to determine how radon is at the increased level (how is it entering your home and why?
Also, try to see why radon is any higher in your (almost) brand new home.
Is your neighbor also selling?
- Michael Procopio, "mike_procopio"
- Contributions:31
Because of the area we are in, we see them all the time. If properly explained and with the proper warranty from the installers, they rarely present a problem.
In our new builds we generally make the radion mitigation contractors send the vents up inside a chimney or other interior chase, so that you don't have that "hello, i have radon" pipe running up the exterior.
Get the customers the proper information and effectively explain how the sub-slab mitigation systems work, and most folks will be fine with it.
Best,
Mike
In our new builds we generally make the radion mitigation contractors send the vents up inside a chimney or other interior chase, so that you don't have that "hello, i have radon" pipe running up the exterior.
Get the customers the proper information and effectively explain how the sub-slab mitigation systems work, and most folks will be fine with it.
Best,
Mike
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
I think it depends on how common radon is in your area. In some areas, homebuyers would pass on a house with radon mitigation because they are not familiar with it sort of like termites. In others areas, it is more common and not having to pay for remediation would be a plus.
Ask your agent what the situation in your area and ask some local residents what they think about it too.
Ask your agent what the situation in your area and ask some local residents what they think about it too.
- Mike Vazquez, Realtor at ERA, "Mike Vazquez"
- Contributions:62
The radon mitigation systems with their PVC pipe shooting up the wall and exiting under the roof line used to be a stigma in our area but now buyers are fine with sacrificing some of the attractiveness of the home than their family's health. I'd certainly have one in my home if the pre-mitigation levels warranted it. Also, just because the next door neighbor doesn't have a system doesn't mean they don't have elevated levels of radon.
Good Luck
Good Luck
- Kristen Peterson-Pask, "Kristen Pask"
- Contributions:6
Radon and the mitigation systems are odd now but will be normal soon. In Clarence they put them in new builds.
- James Ryan, "GreatRateFolks"
- Contributions:1038
I agree with Bill, and just to add, in certain parts of Virginia, more than 70% of homes tested come out positive before mitigation, and typically, the mitigation works well.
Jim
Jim
- Bill Kruckenberger, "billkruck"
- Contributions:41
Generally speaking, once the mitigation is installed properly, the problem is gone. However, you never know what type of stigma a mitigation system may have with a particular future buyer.
In my actual experience, a future buyer will just have the home retested as part of their due diligence. If the mitigation system is working properly, the home will test within standard threshold and the buyer will be satisfied then continue to closing.
In my actual experience, a future buyer will just have the home retested as part of their due diligence. If the mitigation system is working properly, the home will test within standard threshold and the buyer will be satisfied then continue to closing.
Radon found in house, how does this affect resale.
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