Foothills CrawlSpace, LLC News and Events
Radon in the news
The state of Illinois has recently passed legislation that is forcing owners of rental units to inform prospective tenants (before a lease has been signed) whether or not the building or unit has been tested for radon.
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Cleanspace your Crawlspace!
Attention home owners! Have you noticed excessive moisture accumulations or dampness in your crawlspace? Have you caught a whiff of some stale unfamiliar odor down there? Seen mold or mildew spores colonizing your floor joists?
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Testing for radon
Testing is the only way to know if a person’s home has elevated radon levels. Indoor radon levels are affected by the soil composition under and around the house, and the ease with which radon enters the house.
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When should you repair your foundation?
Living with a foundation problem (which over time may result in sagging floors and bowing walls and cracks in the wood and plaster of walls and doors) can be extremely dangerous and even costly (with constant spending to repair cracked and bowing walls) and offer only a temporary solution if the foundation is not perminantly repaired.
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Sagging and Bowing: Does your home need a facelift?
Are your floors beginning to feel bouncy? Are they sloping to the center of the house? Are they separating from the baseboard trim? Do sections of floor look wavy? If you answered yes to any of these questions fear not your home is just in need of a few lifts and tucks and structural upgrades.
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Radon chart
Radon causes over 20,000 deaths via lung cancer each year across the US. Here is a chart showing how radon compares.
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Radon: Facts and Myths
Radon: Facts and Myths. What's true and what's not, you'll be surprised!
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Is radon the cause of Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease?
A new study out of the University of Nebraska has raised some new questions (and concerns) in the minds of many researchers. While it has long been known that radon is a deadly carcinogen that is the cause of roughly 21,000 radon related lung cancer deaths each year in the U.S. alone (a number that has risen 150% since its original 1994 estimate), it is now being linked to the cause of disease in other parts of the body as well.
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Radon: An Underestimated Risk
A recently released study from the President's Cancer Panel adds it weight to the growing concern surrounding radon and other such environmental contaminants with long-term harmful exposure risks.
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Clean The Air Inside Your Home
In recent years the concern over the quality of indoor air has grown exponentially with the release of new EPA and American Lung Association studies and reports which affirm that indoor air often contains between 2-5 times the amount of certain pollutants as outdoor air.
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Health Risks of Foreclosed Properties
Buyers Beware--Purchasing Foreclosed Properties Can Have Health Risks
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Radon Action Month
Recent press releases out of New Jersey are reminding everyone of the dangers that radon gas poses to the national health concern. At a December 21st meeting New Jersey mayor Bettina Bieri cited the health risk presented by this invisible radioactive gas that stands as a state/nationwide health issue.
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Crawl Space ventilation
Crawlspace ventilation: something that every home has yet very few homeowners give much thought to beyond opening them in the spring and making sure they are tightly closed come fall. According to local engineers and home inspectors, proper crawlspacle ventilation is something that is important all year long.
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