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Radon in New Jersey: Disclosure Laws and Testing Guide
Forty percent of New Jersey homes tested above the EPA’s 4 pCi/L action level in certain northern counties — and most sellers have no legal obligation to tell…
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Radon in New York: State Requirements and High-Risk Counties
New York is not a high-radon state — except when it is. That single misconception causes thousands of New York homeowners to skip testing entirely, assuming the EPA’s…
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Radon in Illinois: Chicago Area Levels and Testing Guide
Chicago sits in a radon zone that surprises a lot of people who assume lake breezes and flat terrain mean clean air and low risk. The EPA classifies…
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Short-Term vs Long-Term Radon Test: Which Is More Accurate for Real Estate?
A 48-hour charcoal test is not automatically less accurate than a 90-day alpha track test — and in a real estate transaction, choosing the wrong one for the…
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Radon Levels Spiked After Renovation: Why Disturbing Soil Raises Radon
Renovation triggers radon spikes — and that’s not a maybe. Crack open a basement floor, dig a footer, reroute a drain line, or even just jackhammer a section…
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Radon Contractor Scams: Red Flags When Hiring a Mitigation Company
Getting scammed by a radon contractor is easier than you’d think — not because homeowners are naive, but because the scams that actually cost people money look nothing…
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Can You Get a Home Loan If Radon Levels Are Above 4 pCi/L?
Your lender will likely approve the loan anyway — and that’s actually the part that should worry you. Most buyers assume that radon levels above 4 pCi/L will…
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Seller’s Radon Test vs My Own Test Show Different Results: Which to Trust?
Both tests can be technically correct — and still show completely different numbers. That’s the part nobody warns you about when you’re standing in a seller’s kitchen trying…
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How to Negotiate Radon Mitigation Cost With a Home Seller
The seller already knows about the radon problem — and that changes everything about how you should negotiate. Most buyers treat a high radon result like a home…
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Radon and Smokers: Why the Combined Risk Is Much Higher Than Either Alone
Smoking causes lung cancer. Radon causes lung cancer. Put them together and you don’t get twice the risk — you get somewhere between 10 and 25 times the…
