Radon gas testing is an important part of your home buying process. Radon gas seeps up from the ground and can cause serious health problems. In fact, it is a major cause of lung cancer. The problem with radon gas is that you can’t detect it by any conventional means, since the gas itself doesn’t have a smell or color. You need specialized equipment to detect radon gas. Since it is a gas, changes in the neighborhood could all of a sudden cause radon gas to appear in your home. A home built in the wrong spot could lead to the gas being redirected, while a well being dug could make it disappear. Just because your home was clean at one point doesn’t necessarily mean it will stay that way. It can be quite tricky to get radon gas funneled away from your home. Sometimes it requires the installation of fans and ventilation shafts below your foundation, while other times it could be enough just to fill in cracks in the foundation.
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